My elaboration of the story always conforms to the reality at its source. It is always close to the world, the life,… — Gustaw Herling-Grudzinski Copy Share Image
Here's my answer to the very real existential crisis that grips me midway through everything I've ever tried to do: I think… — John Green Copy Share Image
There are filmmakers like me in different parts of the world that have a story they want to tell, and it's a… — Haile Gerima Copy Share Image
Without death,' he answered, 'life is meaningless. It is a story that can never be told. A song that can never be… — Seth Grahame-Smith Copy Share Image
I would say a good leader brings results. A great leader writes a new story, it's different. Obviously a new story has… — Carlos Ghosn Copy Share Image
But I also think all of the great stories in literature deal with loneliness. Sometimes it's by way of heartbreak, sometimes it's… — Tom Hanks Copy Share Image
Epidemiologists study patterns in order to combat infection. Stories about epidemics follow patterns, too. Stories aren't often deadly, but they can be… — Jill Lepore Copy Share Image
Entertainment is one of America's greatest exports. And the stories that we tell about people inform the world about how to think… — Kelly McCreary Copy Share Image
“I don't know what I was hoping for. Some small praise, I guess. A bit of encouragement. I didn't get it. Miss… — Jennifer Donnelly Copy Share Image
I knew that if I allowed fear to overtake me, my journey was doomed. Fear, to a great extent, is born of… — Cheryl Strayed Copy Share Image
I think what was special about 'Music by Prudence' was the classic story of the title subject's life path - from being… — Roger Ross Williams Copy Share Image
I want to live for my truth, my reality, what is important to me and what I’m passionate about. I love acting,… — Mackenzie Phillips Copy Share Image
For people who are coming out of an oral tradition, it is very exciting to get into reading and writing and it… — Chinua Achebe Copy Share Image
When I was nine years old, I wrote a short story called 'How to Build a Snowman,' from which no practical snowperson-crafting… — Sloane Crosley Copy Share Image
“The will to truth is enshrined in the mind. It is undeniable, inescapable, mutable only if one’s humanity itself is rejected, itself… — Jeffrey Panzer Copy Share Image
The stories that I want to tell, especially as a director, don't necessarily have a perfect ending because, the older you get,… — Drew Barrymore Copy Share Image
Very seldom in my fiction have I directly used the stories people have told me. I think ripping off people's lives in… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
I want to remind people of the great and profound joy that can be found in stories, and that stories can connect… — Kate DiCamillo Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to have a successful series that can continue to capture and captivate an audience and keep people interested. Because… — Jaime Pressly Copy Share Image
When the whole world is writing letters, it's easy to lap into the quiet within, tell the story of an hour, keep… — Vivian Gornick Copy Share Image
I'm not a good storyteller. I always think I'm going to get interrupted, or something's going to get edited. I think that… — Amy Sedaris Copy Share Image
The story goes on in the sense that at a most basic level, the United States ignored, that is violated, the United… — John Burroughs Copy Share Image
I grew up on a suburban street with lace curtains and dull neighbours, so I made up stories to tell my friend,… — Nina Bawden Copy Share Image
If the story's there for it, if there's a reason for it, then I'm all for it. But if you throw in… — CM Punk Copy Share Image
Inspired by words you have to create images to tell the story, while it's much more difficult to find your own images… — Peter Lindbergh Copy Share Image
The truth about our own modest contribution might immobilize us: much easier then, to tell ourselves a story about how much we… — David Whyte Copy Share Image
When there are multiple versions of a story, you really have three ways to go. You can pick the most sensational version.… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
It's absurd to think of 'Pride and Prejudice,' this classic, beloved book, beset with a zombie uprising. The goal is to make… — Seth Grahame-Smith Copy Share Image
I know what you want. You want a story that won't surprise you. That will confirm what you already know. That won't… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
My mother is a special story. She went through so much to bring us up, four men at home, especially when our… — Novak Djokovic Copy Share Image
I simply wanted a kiss. I was a freshman girl who had never been kissed. Never. But I liked the boy, he… — Jay Asher Copy Share Image
Stories are at the very heart of being human; they talk about where we're from, where we are, and where we're going.… — Bill Harley Copy Share Image
But here's my point to the LA Times. If you had a serious story to run, if you thought there was serious… — Susan Estrich Copy Share Image
Actually ideas are everywhere. It's the paperwork, that is, sitting down and thinking them into a coherent story, trying to find just… — Fred Saberhagen Copy Share Image
I write nonfiction in this thriller-esque style. I have all the facts; I research it. I have thousands of pages of court… — Ben Mezrich Copy Share Image
Everyone's taste is different. But I think the best way to defend against regrets after opening night is to try your best… — Stephen Karam Copy Share Image
Our story is never written in isolation. We do not act in a one-man play. We can do nothing that does not… — Madeleine L'Engle Copy Share Image
Not that I've always loved the movie when they finally come out, or if they ever come out-because many of them don't… — John Sayles Copy Share Image
I want to tell stories that are true and that resonate and move people, that highlight both the tremendous beauty and ugliness… — Maya Hawke Copy Share Image
If novels and stories are bulletins from the progressive states of ignorance a writer passes through over the years, observations and opinions… — Jane Smiley Copy Share Image
