I think striking the right tone for your story is, if you like, the alchemical work of writing. — Julia Leigh Copy Share Image
Don't put anything into a story that does not reveal character or advance the action. — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
The final story, the final chapter of western man, I believe, lies in Los Angeles. — Phil Ochs Copy Share Image
Some of the most important stories don't lend themselves to television treatment. — Kurt Loder Copy Share Image
America is the story of everyday people who did extraordinary things. A story woven deep into the fabric of our society. — Marco Rubio Copy Share Image
“The business of stories is not enchantment. The business of stories is not escape. The business of stories is waking up.” — Martin Shaw Copy Share Image
Even if you're in charge of the grand story there's still memory. The other stories do not go away. — Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor Copy Share Image
It is sad that some people in the media like to create stories to sell their media, without any real facts to… — Shahid Afridi Copy Share Image
For me, it is important to not just tell the audience how the story ended today, but to give a glimpse into… — Julie Plec Copy Share Image
My favorite films are when all of the technicalities are so seamless and so well done that I'm not thinking about them… — Condola Rashad Copy Share Image
Originally, I broke the story [The Gunslinger Born] into eight comic books, but when the editors at Marvel thought we should make… — Robin Furth Copy Share Image
Taking Batman globally, not everything is going to have the same flavor as Gotham City; some places are going to be a… — David Finch Copy Share Image
George Orwell is half journalist, half fiction writer. I'm 100 percent fiction writer... I don't want to write messages. I want to… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
The story goes that a public sinner was excommunicated and forbidden entry to the church. He took his woes to God. 'They… — Brennan Manning Copy Share Image
I believe in plot, in development of character, in the effect of the passage of time, in a good story - better… — John Irving Copy Share Image
One of the biggest stories in all of politics worldwide, in all of politics in this country, for decades is what's happened… — Donald Trump Copy Share Image
I think of fear as a survival function, and in the stories that I write, the only thing that I've tried to… — Stephen King Copy Share Image
If a novel is written in a certain language with certain characters from a particular community and the story is very good… — Ngugi wa Thiong'o Copy Share Image
I’m not too keen on talking. I always have the feeling that the words are getting away from me, escaping and scattering.… — Delphine de Vigan Copy Share Image
Great stories agree with our worldview. The best stories don't teach people anything new. Instead the best stories agree with what the… — Seth Godin Copy Share Image
Once you learn to discern the voice of Mother Culture humming in the background, telling her story over and over again to… — Daniel Quinn Copy Share Image
The story of Judith. But one of the reasons I'm doing it is because the roles I've been writing for myself over… — Charles Busch Copy Share Image
I've always known that I've wanted to write, but I always saw myself doing that in the context of something other than… — Sarah Polley Copy Share Image
Awareness is the key. Do we see the stories that we're telling ourselves and question their validity? When we are distracted by… — Pema Chodron Copy Share Image
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