“Most of these stories are on the tragic side. But the reader must not suppose that the incidents I have narrated were… — W. Somerset Maugham Copy Share Image
I would hope with all my heart that people understand this and see it in the film. And there are also other… — Brittany Murphy Copy Share Image
Man, I have absolutely zero ability into narrowing absolutely any of my favorites into just one, but I have to say, I… — Shawn Michaels Copy Share Image
The way you talk about yourself and your life-your story-has a great deal to do with what shows up in your day-to-day… — David Emerald Womeldorff Copy Share Image
In stand-up you can go either way. It's live. Somebody might say something in the crowd, you might respond to it. But… — Chris Tucker Copy Share Image
I'd much rather see a world where, when you make some quirky comment on a blog or news story or you upload… — Jaron Lanier Copy Share Image
I'm really glad that I made a lot of mistakes, poorly chose my friends throughout my twenties, and didn't have a rocket… — Chuck Palahniuk Copy Share Image
I believe that dance was the first art. A philosopher has said that dance and architecture were the first arts. I believe… — Martha Graham Copy Share Image
Tell me the story, Pew. . . . It was a woman. You always say that. There's always a woman somewhere, child;… — Jeanette Winterson Copy Share Image
It's a great historical joke that when the Spanish met the Aztecs, it was a blind date made in serve-you-right heaven. At… — A. A. Gill Copy Share Image
From depression to ceiling fans, I've been through it all. I've taken almost every step that life has to offer and invariably… — Corey Taylor Copy Share Image
The music business for me was never about buses and billboards you know, that was never the reason I got into the… — Johnny Reid Copy Share Image
'The Story of Us' is about running into someone I had been in a relationship with at an awards show, and we… — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
The only way to change the world is to change the main character of our story - the one we believe that… — Miguel Angel Ruiz Copy Share Image
It is a bit more challenging for the simple fact that now the stories I am writing are relying more on my… — Sasa Stanisic Copy Share Image
I want my stories to be something about life that causes people to say, not, oh, isn't that the truth, but to… — Alice Munro Copy Share Image
I believe that the biggest mistake that most people make when it comes to their retirement is they do not plan for… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I love snowflakes simply for the reason that each one is unique—nonidentical to zillions of crystalized counterparts. It's a difficult notion to… — Richelle E. Goodrich Copy Share Image
While novels are fiction, mine are usually very close to my heart. Like my other books, 'The Lemon Orchard' is inspired by… — Luanne Rice Copy Share Image
Even when there's not a joke or a hook, the first line has to be good and snapem to attention. Songs ain't… — Dan Bern Copy Share Image
If one doubts whether Grecian valor and patriotism are not a fiction of the poets, he may go to Athens and see… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
Every family has a story that it tells itself, that it passes on to the children and grandchildren. The story grows over… — A.M. Homes Copy Share Image
I think up to this point, it's been difficult to suggest a world where Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and others… — Zack Snyder Copy Share Image
But television affords you, what you just described, to - over the course of 18 hours, now that we're doing a third… — Cillian Murphy Copy Share Image
I try to keep deep love out of my stories because, once that particular subject comes up, it is almost impossible to… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
I believe in free love and that's just how I feel. It's just my experience of being with different kinds of men… — Lana Del Rey Copy Share Image
“These stories were very old, as old as people, and they had survived because they were very powerful indeed. They were the… — John Connolly Copy Share Image
“Toy is talking and this is why I love her. She can go on about herself ceaselessly and like the scratching of… — Erica Lorraine Scheidt Copy Share Image
Here in the United States, we speak with reverence of authentic experience. We write poems about our daddies taking us fishing and… — Charles Simic Copy Share Image
Out of all the ridiculous religion stories - which are greatly, wonderfully ridiculous - the silliest one I've ever heard is, 'Yeah,… — Trey Parker Copy Share Image
Quinn Cummings is a master story-teller and her book is nothing short of delightful. Her insights into topics like celebrity, parenting, and… — Jen Lancaster Copy Share Image
At what point, 2,000 years on from the life of Jesus, do we need a refresher course? Another 2,000 years? Imagine 100,000… — Trevor Treharne Copy Share Image
How can a country be home to sectarian militias and yet also to people who are educated, sophisticated, and pluralistic? This is… — Annia Ciezadlo Copy Share Image
“Well, since you're not going to do anything with me—can you at least read me a story? I'd settle for that. I… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
I was reading The Bible a lot through my 20s, mostly the Old Testament, just because I was knocked out by the… — Nick Cave Copy Share Image
I have been brought up open-minded. If I didn't know any people from other countries, I'd think everyone was evil based on… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
My father used to tell me that stories offer the listener a chance to escape but, more importantly, he said, they provide… — Tahir Shah Copy Share Image
I learned as a really young kid, when my dad was telling me one story and my mom was telling me another… — Moshe Kasher Copy Share Image
I would hear stories about Steve Jobs and feel like he was at 100 percent exactly what he wanted to do, but… — Kanye West Copy Share Image
The dream of a writer is to be surprised by his characters. All of a sudden, they are living their own lives;… — Jean-Claude Carriere Copy Share Image
