--- title: "1 Story Long Quotes By Ray Daley" description: "1 Story Long quotes by Ray Daley. Plus more from Ray Daley and more Story Long sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/ray-daley-34862_writing_unless-a-story-has-a-specific-ending-you_1374856.jpg" --- > [“Unless a story has a specific ending you know when you start it then a story is as long as a story needs to be. It's over when the writer decides its over.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/unless-a-story-has-a-specific-ending-you-know-when-you-start-it-then/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/660/ray-daley-34862_writing_unless-a-story-has-a-specific-ending-you_1374856.jpg) ## More by Ray Daley > [“No-one ever even came close to Deimos. It was the ginger stepchild of Martian moons.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/no-one-ever-even-came-close-to-deimos-it-was-the-ginger-stepchild-of/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“You can't live your life based on "what if" or "what might have been". Unless you're a Science Fiction Author, in which case -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/you-can-t-live-your-life-based-on-what-if-or-what-might-have-been/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“To know who you are, you must know who you have been.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/to-know-who-you-are-you-must-know-who-you-have-been/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“The moon tolerates no mistakes, she is indeed a harsh mistress. Bobby Heinlein was spot on there.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/the-moon-tolerates-no-mistakes-she-is-indeed-a-harsh-mistress-bobby/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“A problem only exists until you apply your mind to a solution”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/a-problem-only-exists-until-you-apply-your-mind-to-a-solution/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most. Good old Sammy Clemens, how right he was.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/of-all-the-things-i-ve-lost-i-miss-my-mind-the-most-good-old-sammy/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“You know that saying "you couldn't make it up"? It's complete nonsense, of COURSE you could make it up. Otherwise how else do authors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/you-know-that-saying-you-couldn-t-make-it-up-it-s-complete-nonsense/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“Unless a story has a specific ending you know when you start it then a story is as long as a story needs to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/unless-a-story-has-a-specific-ending-you-know-when-you-start-it-then/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“If you try at something & you can't do it, don't think of it as failure. You merely succeeded backwards. And at least you tried.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/if-you-try-at-something-you-can-t-do-it-don-t-think-of-it-as-failure/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“Failure is merely success at being unsuccessful.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/failure-is-merely-success-at-being-unsuccessful/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“You can please none of the people most of the time. And some of the people none of the time. There's no pleasing anyone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/you-can-please-none-of-the-people-most-of-the-time-and-some-of-the/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“The secret to my success is the love & support of a good bar of chocolate”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/the-secret-to-my-success-is-the-love-support-of-a-good-bar-of/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“The ignorance of impossibility makes tasks seem much more attainable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/the-ignorance-of-impossibility-makes-tasks-seem-much-more-attainable/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) > [“It does a body good to be humbled by ones peers, it grounds you. Once your feet are on the ground you can only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-daley/it-does-a-body-good-to-be-humbled-by-ones-peers-it-grounds-you-once/) [Ray Daley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-daley/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/story-long/ray-daley/#itemlist", "name": "1 Story Long Quotes By Ray Daley", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Unless a story has a specific ending you know when you start it then a story is as long as a story needs to be. 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