Some writers keep a tighter rein on that than others. For…

You know, it's sort of common wisdom among New York publishers that short story collections don't make money.

— Chad Harbach

I'm really into short-story collections and essays; they're my jam.

— Phoebe Robinson

My favorite books to give or get are short story collections. And always paperbacks because they are easy to carry as you travel.

— Chuck Palahniuk

For a long time, since story collections look almost precisely like novels, I presumed that they were meant to be enjoyed in the same…

— Ben Dolnick

I read individual stories a lot in magazines and other places, too, but I really think there's something to be said for reading story…

— Brian Evenson

We know story collections end when they end, as well - the pages serving as a countdown - but nevertheless the standard story anthology…

— Junot Diaz

I did think reviewers were supposed to be polite about story collections - collections are rather delicate creatures in the literary environment - but…

— Lorrie Moore

Good short-story collections, like good record albums, are almost always hit-and-miss affairs - successful if they include three or four great tracks, wildly successful…

— Walter Kirn

“If you surrender your free will, then someone is bound to take the reins and lead you to a place that is not of…

— Steven Redhead

Human rights' are a fine thing, but how can we make ourselves sure that our rights do not expand at the expense of the…

— Anonymous

“I'll say this one more time. I will be gentle. I will be slow. But you don't have the reins.”

— Joey W. Hill

I doubt there's any government in the world that guides itself primarily by strategy or conceptual documents or worldview. Anybody who has the reins…

— Barton Gellman

I want to go back to the format that radio started with rock n' roll, with country artists and rhythm and blues with that…

— Wolfman Jack

Gaia's main problems are not industrialization, ozone depletion, overpopulation, or resource depletion. Gaia's main problem is the lack of mutual understanding and mutual agreement…

— Ken Wilber

“Don’t blame the horse when you’ve got the reins.”

— Martha Bolton