All the writing elements are the same. You need to tell a good story... You've got good characters... People think there's some… — Suzanne Collins 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
People tend to think that hate is the most dangerous emotion. But love is equally dangerous,” Will said. “There are many stories… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
She had begun to read in the beginning as a protection from the frightening and unpleasant things. She continued because, apart from… — Patrick White Copy Share Image
Perhaps because my town was so naturally gothic in its architecture and relative isolation - the roads often closed in winter -… — Andrew Pyper Copy Share Image
One's ability to communicate a story visually, honestly, is a bridge of communication that transcends language because the true mark of a… — Cheo Hodari Coker Copy Share Image
In the '50s, a lot of stories were built around radiation and the proliferation of new technology. In the '70s, there were… — Jim Lee Copy Share Image
You have to be kind of clued into them, they are a world of their own, and most people find them disappointing… — Tobias Wolff Copy Share Image
I never make a distinction between doing a film in Hollywood or doing a film independently. It's just the story. It's always… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
Yeah, I do all the stuff I can. Let’s be frank, if you are in an action film, you are not in… — Mads Mikkelsen Copy Share Image
You don't just have people who wake up in the morning and say, "What evil things can I do today, because I'm… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“He knew all the stories. His grandfather had given them to him when he sat between the old man’s knees as a… — Stant Litore Copy Share Image
Despite my dad's assurances I was strangely nervous my stomach tight ever since we'd hung up. Maybe Deb had picked up on… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
I write characters focusing on them as human beings, and then you wrap them within a culture. So I think I can… — Joe Robert Cole Copy Share Image
Since I begrudgingly started my Instagram account and my social media exposure/connection. I say begrudgingly because I just didn't want to take… — Eva Mendes Copy Share Image
When you start trying to figure out what you're the best at, that's when you become delusional because you start to believe… — Pharrell Williams Copy Share Image
He flung his arms around her neck, but only once he saw Silvertoungue's back was turned. He never knew with fathers. "I'll… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
The power of a glance has been so much abused in love stories, that it has come to be disbelieved in. Few… — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
And if Hollywood has taught us anything, it's that cool props and special effects are not enough. Story comes first. Everything depends… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
I'm not sure whay I've been drawn to this subject, except that murder is a subject that has always drawn people for… — Donna Tartt Copy Share Image
No, I was talking to the network and Universal about plans for a third season where Buck would go back to Earth… — Gil Gerard Copy Share Image
The only way to build a fan base is to have a lot of material out there for readers to find. You… — Kristine Kathryn Rusch Copy Share Image
The stories about broadcast dying or it being overtaken by cable have stopped. Same goes for the stories about the Internet hurting… — Leslie Moonves Copy Share Image
As far as I'm concerned, the world is composed of stories. For architects, the world is composed of buildings, for actors the… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
We must cherish our inheritance. We must preserve our nationality for the youth of our future. The story should be written down… — Louis Riel Copy Share Image
I don't think the physical object of a book has any sacred quality, so in principle I think ebooks are great -… — Kate Grenville Copy Share Image
It was wonderful, a stunning happy ending to what began as another tragic rock & roll story, as if Bob Dylan had… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
The universe has a much greater imagination than we do, which is why the real story of the universe is far more… — Lawrence M. Krauss Copy Share Image
Enemy-occupied territory---that is what this world is. Christianity is the story of how the rightful king has landed, you might say landed… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
There are also dozens and dozens of success stories; many couples have emailed me with their original posts. I love reading these… — Sophie Blackall Copy Share Image
Every fine story must leave in the mind of the sensitive reader an intangible residuum of pleasure, a cadence, a quality of… — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
When your story is ready for rewrite, cut it to the bone. Get rid of every ounce of excess fat. This is… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
We do long-form-style improv. Our focus was characters and telling a long arc story over about an hour and a half. It… — Tatiana Maslany Copy Share Image
Whether you work in news, sport, politics, whatever, it's exactly the same; a story is a story, is a story. I consider… — Jill Douglas Copy Share Image
Within our whole universe the story only has the authority to answer that cry of heart of its characters, that one cry… — Isak Dinesen Copy Share Image
A good story, just like a good sentence, does more than one job at once. That's what literature is: a story that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
I am working here (in Amsterdam) on my last big triptych, which will be a tremendous story, and which gives me a… — Max Beckmann Copy Share Image
It's the way that I think about the world, and the way that I like to tell stories - I don't think… — Martin McDonagh Copy Share Image
That's why they (the Bush administration) had to make up that story about weapons of mass destruction. Because that was the only… — Nancy Pelosi Copy Share Image
In my experience, in the real-estate business past success stories are generally not applicable to new situations. We must continually reinvent ourselves,… — Akira Mori Copy Share Image
![“When you start trying to figure out what you're the best at, that's when you become delusional because you start to believe that. [you're the best] I'd rather continue to ride that mule than to ride the cocky horse. You see people spin out of control like that all the time. Those are the most…” quote by Pharrell Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/903/pharrell-williams-2306_air_when-you-start-trying-to-figure-out-what_2684333.jpg)
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