When I feel that I'm going to write a detective story, I buy a five pound box of chocolates and a ream… — Carolyn Wells Copy Share Image
There is always something of the writer in the work but I don't think Melville had to be swallowed by a whale… — Michael Stipe Copy Share Image
...these stories are a kind of beacon. By making stories full of empathy and amusement and the sheer pleasure of discovering the… — Ira Glass Copy Share Image
Taika [Waititi] came up... We kind of had and we sort of named this girl Moana, named after the ocean. And we… — Ron Clements Copy Share Image
White House political adviser Karl Rove was one of Robert Novak's sources for the 2003 disclosure of a CIA operative's identity, according… — Andy Borowitz Copy Share Image
We [with Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa] wanted to draw people in with a dialogue - whether it's a creative process or… — Zachary Quinto Copy Share Image
You have to start by changing the story you tell yourself about getting older... The minute you say to yourself, 'Time is… — Diane Sawyer Copy Share Image
I don't write non-fiction because I get bored. Some of my writing is autobiographical, but not the way readers imagine. I use… — Sefi Atta Copy Share Image
The way my books are structured, everyone was together, then they all went their separate ways and the story deltas out like… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
You know, it shouldn't just be about women as heroic figures overcoming things, it just needs to be about women in general… — Diablo Cody Copy Share Image
I was interested first of all in trying to capture this myth that was always changing and to create some sort of… — Jonathon Keats Copy Share Image
Stories of all lengths and depths come from different parts of the cave. For a novel, you must lay in mental, physical… — Jane Gardam Copy Share Image
Sometimes in a relationship, we can be so caught up in our feelings for the other person that we squeeze God into… — Leslie Ludy Copy Share Image
My own experience is that once a story has been written, one has to cross out the beginning and the end. It… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
The Universe story is the quintessence of reality. We perceive the story. We put it in our language, the birds put it… — Thomas Berry 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
I'm generally not a social dramatist or comedy writer. My interests have always been more in psychological stories or personal relations and… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
Individually, every grain of sand brushing against my hands represents a story, an experience, and a block for me to build upon… — Raquel Cepeda Copy Share Image
We must let the world know children’s stories and we must take effective protective, legal and political actions to ensure that as… — Radhika Coomaraswamy Copy Share Image
Your body is the ground and metaphor of your life, the expression of your existence. It is your Bible, your encyclopedia, your… — Gabrielle Roth Copy Share Image
The creative urge matters. Stories matter. Images matter. It matters that you were born with a genius, a guiding spirit, a daimon… — Phil Cousineau Copy Share Image
I'm a huge comic book collector. When I was a kid, I had both Marvel and DC. I was my own librarian.… — James Mangold Copy Share Image
The difference between a broadcaster and a host is that a host tells stories and dumb jokes, but a broadcaster can articulate… — Craig Ferguson Copy Share Image
“Some stories are rooted in adventure, some in strife. Others are born of the heart, and the horrors and the joys locked… — David E. Hilton Copy Share Image
I get a lot of inspiration from research in mythology and folklore. I find that, you know, stories people told each other… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
As an actor, I'm attracted to drama; as a director, it's humor - because it's the story of my life, and I… — Jodie Foster Copy Share Image
The Odyssey is, indeed, one of the greatest of all stories, it is the original romance of the West; but the Iliad,… — George Saintsbury Copy Share Image
What I always try to do in all my books is to make the stories such that if you don't agree with… — China Mieville Copy Share Image
Herein find fiction full of whimsy, wit, hurt, and terror. Wicked, as in wickedly funny, is in the mix, too, along with… — Christine Schutt Copy Share Image
The thing is that Warcraft has so much story available to it. For the fans, there are some key stories they really… — Duncan Jones Copy Share Image
When I write stories I am like someone who is in her own country, walking along streets that she has known since… — Natalia Ginzburg Copy Share Image
Since I was a kid, I've liked to see how things are done. Sometimes when you see how things are done, it's… — Michel Gondry 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
It gives me great pleasure, a good name. I always in writing start with a name. Give me a name and it… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
He pointed toward the silhouettes on the side of the [bathrooms] instead--black cutout man, black cutout woman. The man had his legs… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
I went to a large consolidated school in Appalachia. And I wrote the story when I was in the second grade and… — Tom Robbins Copy Share Image
You write one book and you're ready for fame and fortune. I don't know that people are spending the time and attention… — Sue Grafton Copy Share Image
Survivor has been such a hit, and out of that have come so many interesting stories from people that we don't see… — Mary Hart Copy Share Image
I've never been a snob. It [movie] is just about stories. And I've never felt just because it's a big screen and… — Steven Soderbergh Copy Share Image
Basically, radio hasn't changed over the years. Despite all the technical improvements, it still boils down to a man or a woman… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
![“Taika [Waititi] came up... We kind of had and we sort of named this girl Moana, named after the ocean. And we had a very, a visual outline of the story. And we heard about Taika from people in the South Pacific that we talked to.” quote by Ron Clements](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b17/ron-clements-54148_girl_taika-waititi-came-up-we-kind-of-had-and_3168119.jpg)
![“We [with Neal Dodson and Corey Moosa] wanted to draw people in with a dialogue - whether it's a creative process or a social issue or innovation of some kind; whether it was how we told the stories or what stories we told. We produced some online videos.” quote by Zachary Quinto](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/772/zachary-quinto-4021_communication_we-with-neal-dodson-and-corey-moosa-want_2306080.jpg)
![“He pointed toward the silhouettes on the side of the [bathrooms] instead--black cutout man, black cutout woman. The man had his legs apart, the woman had hers together. Pretty much the story of the human race in sign language.” quote by Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/909/stephen-king-13_bathroom_he-pointed-toward-the-silhouettes-on-the_78620.jpg)
![“I've never been a snob. It [movie] is just about stories. And I've never felt just because it's a big screen and you plop down your eight bucks that gives it a special meaning. It's just "Are you good at telling a story?"” quote by Steven Soderbergh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/578/steven-soderbergh-2075_big-screen_i-ve-never-been-a-snob-it-movie-is-just_244324.jpg)
