Your first obligation as a writer is to tell the truth and…

I have an obligation as a writer to tell a story as interestingly as possible, but with integrity and not inserting false drama... I'm…

— Jonathan Coleman

a writer must always tell the truth (unless he's a journalist)

— Gore Vidal

I'm not sure that I'm really relevant as a director anymore. Or as a writer, either, to tell you the truth.

— Billy Bob Thornton

I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. That is my first and…

— John Grisham

It's no sin to tell a good story.

— Steven Heighton

I'm a writer. I don't begin with some conceit in mind. I'm just trying to tell a good story.

— Liu Cixin

For me, the first thing is to tell a good story.

— Lynn Nottage

Never tell a story because it is true: tell it because it is a good story.

— Anonymous

To tell a good story and to illuminate the world: the two things are completely linked. That is the point. That is what I've…

— Robert Harris

You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved because the movie is almost…

— John Lee Hancock

In my books I try to tell a good story, not give messages.

— Avi

You set out to tell a good story. You don't do it because there is a deep message involved, because the movie is almost…

— John Lee Hancock

Be unpredictable, be real, be interesting. Tell a good story.

— James Dashner

The first obligation of the writer is to be interesting. To be interesting; not to change the world.

— John Barth

The writer’s job is to write with rigor, with commitment, to defend what they believe with all the talent they have. I think that’s…

— Mario Vargas Llosa