As a reader, coming to my reading as a writer immersed in fairytales, I cant help but notice in so many stories,… — Kate Bernheimer Copy Share Image
The craft, the writing of a song, is about creating a story, a life story, a world within three minutes, but that's… — PJ Harvey Copy Share Image
We started writing the shows in order, and then very quickly had to jump to, "Oh, we got Tony Hale today and… — Mitchell Hurwitz Copy Share Image
I would fix other people's lines if they asked me on occasion. The hard part of writing is the architecture of it,… — William Devane Copy Share Image
I worked at NBC and MTV for two years, and it was very interesting to see the comparisons of audiences and the… — Tabitha Soren Copy Share Image
For all those who make such stories which are not true, I only say God forgive all these people. I feel sorry… — Mother Teresa Copy Share Image
Pieces and parts were always easier to process. The full picture, the entire story, was another thing entirely. But you just never… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
There are people. There are stories. The people think they shape the stories, but the reverse if often closer to the truth.… — Alan Moore Copy Share Image
I often use detective elements in my books. I love detective novels. But I also think science fiction and detective stories are… — Sergei Lukyanenko Copy Share Image
About 2500 years ago Aeschylus, the Greek playwright, wrote, He who learns must suffer. And even in our sleep, pain that cannot… — Gioconda Belli Copy Share Image
The Nigerian storyteller Ben Okri says that ‘In a fractured age, when cynicism is god, here is a possible heresy: we live… — Ben Okri Copy Share Image
I remember hearing a good story about Jack Nicholson working with Stanley Kubrick on The Shining [1980]. Nicholson was saying that, as… — Owen Wilson Copy Share Image
One path I've used a lot is to deeply and thoughtfully consider a trope or a tradition, and then set about taking… — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
I think that's actually what draws me to family stories: the various roles we each play with each member of our families,… — Christopher Castellani Copy Share Image
Music’s the soundtrack of my life and has been since I was a teenager. There’s always music. If I’m not playing it,… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
I had this story from one who had no business to tell it to me, or to any other. I may credit… — Edgar Rice Burroughs Copy Share Image
I simply don't understand the refugee crisis. The history of humanity can be told through a story of migration and settlement. If… — Paul Bettany Copy Share Image
You never know what's going to happen when somebody endeavors to do a true crime story. It can be horribly misleading. It… — Marcia Clark Copy Share Image
Fantasy and science fiction stories are very applicable to talking to your children about the world. They tend to talk about the… — Stephen H. Segal Copy Share Image
I just want to be a part of great stories, whether I'm part of an amazing ensemble cast or I'm leading it… — Zoe Saldana Copy Share Image
Acting and making art is just something I love to do, and I love to tell stories that feel important, honest and… — Ezra Miller Copy Share Image
That's the definition of a mini-series. A mini-series is a show that has no continuing story or narrative elements between one group… — John Landgraf Copy Share Image
Who you are, where you've been and what you've done is all up here, captured and preserved in your memories. If you… — Neil deGrasse Tyson Copy Share Image
Wes [Anderson] is brilliant, kind, and just absolutely fantastic. He was really amazing in the way he can just take ideas, turn… — Kara Hayward Copy Share Image
For Hell and the foul fiend that rules God's everlasting fiery jails (Devised by rogues, dreaded by fools), With his grim, grisly… — John Wilmot Copy Share Image
I think the more web video there is, the more press you'll get, as well as all the people who want to… — Felicia Day Copy Share Image
The essence of practice is always the same: instead of falling prey to a chain reaction of revenge or self-hatred, we gradually… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
Clearly, I regret the email was quoted incorrectly and I regret that it's become a distraction from the story, which still entirely… — Jonathan Karl Copy Share Image
When you read a short story, you come out a little more aware and a little more in love with the world… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
Old stories have a habit of being told and retold and changed. Each subsequent storyteller puts his or her mark upon it.… — Erin Morgenstern Copy Share Image
There's fierce competition between all the networks to get the guest who can bring the most pertinent information about whatever the story… — Bob Schieffer Copy Share Image
Fairytales were maps formed of blood and hair and bones; they were the knots of the sub-conscious unwound. Every word in every… — Alice Hoffman Copy Share Image
We're not really brought up in a culture where we believe we're meant to be happy, that peace is our birthright. It's… — Gabrielle Bernstein Copy Share Image
A two-hour movie tends to be a plot-delivery device; you tend to have to introduce all the characters, say what the goal… — Noah Hawley Copy Share Image
I don't really have a place where people can reach me via email because it got a little overwhelming. People tweet things… — Lena Dunham Copy Share Image
Certainly there is a depression I think a lot of Black folks are getting ready to have come January [2017] and that… — Ed Gordon Copy Share Image
Corner one of the hundreds of doctors who specialize in autism recovery, and they'll tell you stories of dozens of kids in… — Jenny McCarthy Copy Share Image
Some people connect with a story and may find between the lines something that might be useful to him or her, but… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Any direct experience that I have with indigenous peoples and their plights may feed into the nature of the story I choose… — James Cameron Copy Share Image
Paul Beatty for "The Sellout" sounds like a relevant story for our times. It's playful, uses deep thought and seems to be… — Sjon Copy Share Image
![“I remember hearing a good story about Jack Nicholson working with Stanley Kubrick on The Shining [1980]. Nicholson was saying that, as an actor, you always want to try to make things real. And believable. When he was working with Kubrick, he finished a take and said, "I feel like that was real."…” quote by Owen Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3b/owen-wilson-10973_actors_i-remember-hearing-a-good-story-about-ja_3067132.jpg)
![“Wes [Anderson] is brilliant, kind, and just absolutely fantastic. He was really amazing in the way he can just take ideas, turn them into such beautiful stories, and then bring them to life with these amazing films the way he does.” quote by Kara Hayward](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c2a/kara-hayward-30463_beautiful_wes-anderson-is-brilliant-kind-and-just_1465334.jpg)
![“Certainly there is a depression I think a lot of Black folks are getting ready to have come January [2017] and that might be an interesting story to tell.” quote by Ed Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/284/ed-gordon-28315_black_certainly-there-is-a-depression-i-think_3018744.jpg)
