Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus. — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
“One more nice thing about short stories is that you can create a story out of the smallest details -an idea that… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
Much contemporary verse reads like failed short-short stories rather than failed poetry. — Alice Fulton Copy Share Image
I don't think I'd have the stamina, skill or ability to write a novel, but I'd love to write short stories and… — Daniel Radcliffe Copy Share Image
Oscar Wilde always makes me smile - with respect and admiration. His short stories prove that it is possible to be both… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
I would never have thought my collection of short stories would win the Giller. — Lynn Coady Copy Share Image
Don't bend; don't water it down; don't try to make it logical; don't edit your own soul according to the fashion. Rather,… — Anne Rice Copy Share Image
I was 35 when I started taking classes at Ohio University. After I got my degree, I kept working at the mill.… — Donald Ray Pollock Copy Share Image
Don't wait for success, but for the respect and interest of those who read you. At the start it could be a… — Dacia Maraini Copy Share Image
These short stories establish Sontag's originality . . . her unique vision, her success with experiments in the form . . .… — Doris Grumbach Copy Share Image
All my writing-life people kept telling me that I should stop writing short stories and start writing novels: my agent, my Israeli… — Etgar Keret Copy Share Image
“The runway splayed out at her feet and at its height were the limits of the world.” — Theresa Buchta Copy Share Image
“We had chosen as our next book club selection Jhumpa Lahiri’s new collection of short stories, Unaccustomed Earth, as we’d both loved… — Will Schwalbe Copy Share Image
Short stories that's all it's ever been Don't you worry 'bout the ending Babe, before we begin I have seen the sun… — Harry Chapin Copy Share Image
I'm always writing across the same themes. But with short stories, I'm doing something different than with novels. In some ways, they're… — Lynn Coady Copy Share Image
Start with short stories. After all, if you were taking up rock climbing, you wouldn't start with Mount Everest. So if you're… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I think the few writers who influenced me most in writing short stories are Alice Munro and Grace Paley. They're very different,… — Nell Freudenberger Copy Share Image
Around the time I dropped out of college, I decided to start taking what I liked about short stories and apply it… — Avey Tare Copy Share Image
“It’s a case of mistaken identity. It’s one big mistake. You weren’t even in the country when it happened.” Maja in the… — Steen Langstrup Copy Share Image
Why do I like to write short stories? Well, I certainly didn't intend to. I was going to write a novel. And… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
“my new website is now live on www.danielborough.com There are free short stories to download on it. Have fun!” — Daniel Borough Copy Share Image
Reagan wrote out many of his radio commentaries and newspaper articles as well as many of his own speeches. He wrote poetry,… — Charlie Sykes Copy Share Image
“The usual short story cannot have a complex plot, but it often has a simple one resembling a chain with two or… — Irving Howe Copy Share Image
“Kalyug Briefs : VOLUME I, II & III A collection of Short Stories Central Theme :: What Your Sow, So Shall You… — Aparna Gangopadhyay Copy Share Image
