In reggae I have a model of artistic excellence and possibility that is challenging and inspiring. The poem remains a demanding thing… — Kwame Dawes Copy Share Image
These short stories are vast structures existing mostly in the subconscious of our cultural history. They will live with the reader long… — Walter Mosley Copy Share Image
I had lots of time to read [being a lawyer] what I hadn't read in my school and college days. Being a… — Khushwant Singh Copy Share Image
I would say that all short stories have mystery naturally built into them. — Dan Chaon Copy Share Image
A short story is something that you can hold in your mind. You can really analyze how the entire thing works, like… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I chose philosophy because it sounded like something I ought to be interested in. I didn't know anything about it, I didn't… — Wes Anderson Copy Share Image
I do write a lot of prose. It's not disciplined enough yet that it's actually become stories, or short stories. The idea… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
“Baby, don't build a monument for me of your sadness. You wouldn't have wasted your tears when I was alive. Why make… — Stephanie Roberts Copy Share Image
“He’s in a side room alone with her and it’s far too fucking hot.” — Carla H Krueger Copy Share Image
The hardest thing about writing a script is you finish it, but it doesn't mean anything. It's not like a novel or… — Maggie Carey Copy Share Image
The great thing about a short story is that it doesn't have to trawl through someone's whole life; it can come in… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
It's difficult to write a really good short story because it must be a complete and finished reflection of life with only… — Edna Ferber Copy Share Image
I feel very protective in the first draft, when all the pieces are coming together. I work in a way that is… — Jill McCorkle Copy Share Image
“Given our new situation, I think you should find a more appropriate way to address me Polly. Do so now please.” I… — Felicity Brandon Copy Share Image
“Thank you father, thank you. I know you watched me from above and protected me. I promise I shall serve the Magnarian… — Chayada Welljaipet Copy Share Image
The cool thing about reading is that when you read a short story or you read something that takes your mind and… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
I made some shorts that I'm not in. I think because I write so many short stories, it's not that hard to… — Miranda July Copy Share Image
My circumstances of unrelieved responsibility and permanent distraction necessitated the short story form. — Raymond Carver Copy Share Image
I was a Teletype operator in the army, so that's where I learned to type. One day, I went downstairs to see… — Carl Reiner Copy Share Image
Here in Manto's own words that he wanted to mark his grave with: "In the name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful… — Saadat Hasan Manto Copy Share Image
If writing a novel is a year's exile to a foreign country, writing a short story is a weekend spent somewhere exotic.… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
I want my stories to be something about life that causes people to say, not, oh, isn't that the truth, but to… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
Considering that "literary fiction" is a sub-genre that's not quite the same as "literature," either, it follows that the short, semi-humorous bits… — Lee Klein Copy Share Image
The effect produced by a short story depends almost entirely on its form. — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
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