It's true that writing can give new forms to concepts that existed previously with far less clarity, but in terms of the… — Helen Oyeyemi Copy Share Image
I was born into the century in which novels lost their stories, poems their rhymes, paintings their form, and music its beauty,… — Pat Conroy Copy Share Image
I mean, if I went into my closet, I could find a previous draft and try to figure that out, but it… — Alice Sebold Copy Share Image
Why do grown-ups think it's easier for children to bear secrets than the truth? Don't they know about the horror stories we… — Cornelia Funke Copy Share Image
Aside from the Rizzoli & Isles books, there are many other stories I want to write. The question is whether I'll live… — Tess Gerritsen Copy Share Image
One of the problems, hanging out with me, is that I can turn any topic into a toxic horror story. I've lost… — Neal Stephenson Copy Share Image
And I like being able to go back and forth, and I don't really care if it's a small budget or big… — Griffin Dunne Copy Share Image
Stories are not like the real world; they aren't held back by what we know is false or true. What's important is… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
Truth be told, I hear stories every day that would make you say, 'If you put that in a movie, you wouldn't… — Lynn Shelton Copy Share Image
Seth [Rogen] had written a script with this guy, Evan [Goldberg], who none of us knew, and he was prepared to move… — David Krumholtz Copy Share Image
I've always been interested in technology, but specifically how we can use machines to engage the imagination. I started using computers when… — Aaron Koblin Copy Share Image
Walt Disney was a great believer in the use of song to convey story. He was primarily a storyman & story-driven songs… — Richard Sherman Copy Share Image
Probably the best way to describe my writing style is to refer you to "purple prose", which was a tag given to… — Tom Johnson Copy Share Image
The stories that unfold in the space of a writer's study, the objects chosen to watch over a desk, the books selected… — Alberto Manguel Copy Share Image
The idea for each of the stories in this book came in a moment of belief and was written in a burst… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
The artist's job, I think, is to be a conduit for mystery. To intuit it, and recognize that the story-germ has some… — George Saunders Copy Share Image
When a marriage fails, the story of the relationship changes. The best parts, the parts that made you think getting married was… — Tori Spelling Copy Share Image
What a different story men would have to tell if only they would adopt a DEFINITE PURPOSE, and stand by that purpose… — Napoleon Hill Copy Share Image
Being in the public eye, I have certainly gone through the tabloid situation where they come out with stories that are not… — Cheryl Tiegs Copy Share Image
Like a child, the earth's going to sleep, or so the story goes. But I'm not tired, it says. And the mother… — Louise Glück Copy Share Image
One of the main reasons is that most Sunday school curricula only teaches disconnected Bible stories. They don't teach how we know… — Ken Ham Copy Share Image
Confessions of a Video Vixen' is not a book about my encounters with celebrities, or anyone else for that matter. It is… — Karrine Steffans Copy Share Image
The woman who led [downed airmen] was named Andrée De Jongh and her story - one of heroism and peril and astounding… — Megan Chance Copy Share Image
Stories. They're everywhere...You never know where they start and you certainly don't know where they'll end. If they ever DO end. (Nevermore) — Linda Newberry Copy Share Image
I never start with the story first, which is maybe obvious, because the narrative line of my films is really not that… — Jim Jarmusch Copy Share Image
I never get used to the red carpets and premieres, to be honest, but when you're walking down the red carpet promoting… — Deborah Mailman Copy Share Image
Nevertheless, the book gave Jack a feeling he had never had before, that the past was like a story, in which one… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
All stories must end so, with the next tale winking out of the corners of the last pages, promising more, promising moonlight… — Catherynne M. Valente Copy Share Image
Written by the ancient Chinese philosopher of the same name, the 'Zhuangzi' is one long perplexing puzzle of a rambling collection of… — Patrick Stump Copy Share Image
When I look back on my reading habits when I was really young, I was really drawn to stories about strong girls… — Jesmyn Ward Copy Share Image
Writing for young children I find I often use particular jokes with words and exaggerated, funny events, but some of these haunt… — Margaret Mahy Copy Share Image
I heard these stories [about musicians from my mother] and somehow music, it was my understanding what my father had done. I… — Jon Gordon Copy Share Image
The rule I have when choosing films is the excitement factor, I need to feel excited about the story and whatever message… — Aamir Khan Copy Share Image
The point of what I do is that it doesn't really matter what a book or a story is as long it… — James Frey Copy Share Image
I don't know how it is with other writers, but most of the time when I finish [reading] a story or novel,… — F. Paul Wilson Copy Share Image
I just want to make stories. They don't have to have a moral or a reason. There might be some mild cautionary… — Neko Case Copy Share Image
Overconfidence is a powerful source of illusions, primarily determined by the quality and coherence of the story that you can construct, not… — Daniel Kahneman Copy Share Image
I get letters from people about my work. The thing that pleases me most is that my work touches their feelings. In… — Andrew Wyeth Copy Share Image
Stories," he'd said, his voice low and almost husky, "we are made up of stories. And even the one's that seem the… — Jane Yolen Copy Share Image
Usually when you start the characters, the first thing is the script. Your design work is about telling the story. It's later… — Alexandra Byrne Copy Share Image
![“Seth [Rogen] had written a script with this guy, Evan [Goldberg], who none of us knew, and he was prepared to move to L.A. to try to get a script made. It had no title. I actually gave them the suggestion of naming it Superbad, which they did. I just thought it was a weird, interesting name for…” quote by David Krumholtz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5e/david-krumholtz-7751_guy_seth-rogen-had-written-a-script-with-thi_759071.jpg)
![“The woman who led [downed airmen] was named Andrée De Jongh and her story - one of heroism and peril and astounding courage - became the inspiration for my novel.” quote by Megan Chance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/655/megan-chance-8853_airmen_the-woman-who-led-downed-airmen-was-name_1120273.jpg)
![“I heard these stories [about musicians from my mother] and somehow music, it was my understanding what my father had done. I didn't know it was misinformation. It sort of inwardly in my psyche laid the template for music being affiliated with my father and my family.” quote by Jon Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84c/jon-gordon-1655_done_i-heard-these-stories-about-musicians-fr_2640766.jpg)
![“I don't know how it is with other writers, but most of the time when I finish [reading] a story or novel, I may be pleased, I may even be impressed, but somewhere in the back of my mind I'm thinking, I can do that.” quote by F. Paul Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d2/f-paul-wilson-20460_books_i-don-t-know-how-it-is-with-other-writer_2724424.png)
