I do think that short story writing is often a matter of…

Find the key emotion; this may be all you need know to find your short story.

— F. Scott Fitzgerald

Here in Manto's own words that he wanted to mark his grave with: "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Here lies…

— Saadat Hasan Manto

You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories. The money's in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed.

— Larry Niven

Success is a matter of luck,ask any failure.

— Lekan Wahab

Education was almost entirely a matter of luck — usually of ill-luck — in those distant days.

— George Eliot

Success is always a matter of some luck and timing.

— Kathleen Kennedy

Sometimes they are a matter of luck; the photographer could not expect or hope for them. Sometimes they are a matter of patience, waiting…

— Bill Brandt

Whether or not we have personality disturbances, whether or not we have the ability to overcome deficiencies of early environment, is like the answer…

— John Hospers

Success is a matter of luck. If you want proof, ask any failure.

— Earl Wilson

Everything in life is a matter of luck. If luck is with you, people will know where you live.

— Vikrant Parsai

Success is not a miracle. Nor is it a matter of luck. Everything happens for a reason, good or bad, positive or negative.

— Brian Tracy

I think there's a million talented people out there, it's just a matter of luck a lot of the time.

— Joan Cusack

Education was almost always a matter of luck usually ill luck in those distant days.

— George Eliot

“Getting published is a matter of luck. The more we rewrite, the luckier we get.”

— Pierre Van Rooyen

To guess what to keep and what to throw away takes considerable skill. Actually it is probably merely a matter of luck, but it…

— Richard P. Feynman