My best stories come out of nowhere, with no concern for form at all. — Barry Hannah Copy Share Image
“No survivors? Then where do the stories come from, I wonder.” — Captain Jack Sparrow Copy Share Image
Storytelling wasn't about making things up. It was more like inviting the stories to come through her, let themselves be told. — Jennifer McMahon Copy Share Image
I can't remember a time when I didn't write or make up stories, because it seemed to come with reading. — Lisa Tuttle Copy Share Image
My books are written from personal experience, from memories, and from stories that come to me from all places. — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Ideas for stories come to me based on my life, so who knows? If somebody sends me to become an astronaut, that's… — Peter Benchley Copy Share Image
If the stories come, you get them written, you're on the right track. Eventually everyone learns his or her own best way.… — Bernard Malamud Copy Share Image
Stories come to me in mysterious ways, more like dreams than reasoned creations. — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
There's a lot of people that need these stories, and they can't come to my book, so I'm going to be the… — Sandra Cisneros Copy Share Image
“The greatest stories come from trying to make your own contradictions meet and get along.” — Barbara Hall Copy Share Image
I always have a notebook with me, I eavesdrop; I write down what people say. It's very rare that one of those… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
Writers 'get started' the day they are born. The minds they bring into the world with them are the amazing machines their… — Lois Duncan Copy Share Image
“Where do your stories come from?" He asked. "I capture them in a wicker basket as they flutter from the night sky,"… — Chad B Hanson Copy Share Image
Ideas for stories come in really different terms and really different ways for me. Sometimes they're from books, sometimes they're just kind… — Brian Evenson Copy Share Image
“Where do stories come from?” He asked. “I capture them in a wicker basket as they flutter through the night sky,” I… — Chad B Hanson Copy Share Image
I'm grateful when stories come in a rush, although I keep an eye on them afterwards, to see whether they hold together.… — Kelly Link Copy Share Image
The stories are there first, and they come from my experiences wandering around in the world. They will resonate into bigger things,… — Bob Shacochis Copy Share Image
“The best stories come from deep within us and are of us. Either our inner child comes out to play and makes… — Judith Kohnen Copy Share Image
Stories come from violence, they come from sex. They come from death. They come from the dark places that everyone has to… — Joss Whedon Copy Share Image
“Stories come alive in the telling. Without a human voice to read them aloud, or a pair of wide eyes following them… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
If stories come to you, care for them. And learn to give them away where they are needed. Sometimes a person needs… — Barry Lopez Copy Share Image
I dream a lot, in colour and in sound and scent. Quite a few of my stories have come from dreams. — Joanne Harris Copy Share Image
“Where do you think stories come from, E'lir Kvothe? Every tale has deep roots somewhere in the world.” — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
There is no particular source my stories come from. The stories always seem to be there waiting for me, though sometimes shrouded… — Jay Neugeboren Copy Share Image
Many stories come from the dressing room that one doesn't speak when you are playing but can do once retired. — Virender Sehwag Copy Share Image
I actually feel that the different kinds of stories come out of different parts of my brain. — Elizabeth Moon Copy Share Image
Our stories come from our lives and from the playwright's pen, the mind of the actor, the roles we create, the artistry… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
Stories come to me and I don't know where they come from, but afterwards I can look back and say, 'Oh yes,… — Anthony Browne Copy Share Image
I got one of the five golden tickets to be a writer, and I take that seriously. I don't love my own… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
I'm in the storytelling business, and so you're always drawn to the unusual. And early on, I discovered that's the easiest way… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
“What she needs are stories. Stories are a way to preserve one's self. To be remembered. And to forget. Stories come in… — V.E. Schwab Copy Share Image
The truth is, for however much my stories come out of things that have happened to me, they're not darkly or as… — Eugene Mirman Copy Share Image
There's a ton of stories that can come out of L.A. I actually think that even though I enjoy being in New… — Corey Stoll Copy Share Image
I love the stories that have come before, that we know of. I think for me it's always more interesting to start… — Chris Pine Copy Share Image
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