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title: "21 Story Makes Quotes by 20 authors"
description: "Browse 21 Story Makes quotes by 20 authors. Discover the best Story Makes sayings and thoughts."
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> [I want to tell a story that makes the reader always want to see what will happen next.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ken-follett/i-want-to-tell-a-story-that-makes-the-reader-always-want-to-see-what/)

[Ken Follett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ken-follett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57e/ken-follett-941_always_i-want-to-tell-a-story-that-makes-the-re_1090586.jpg)

> [I want to be involved in a story that makes a difference.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-chastain/i-want-to-be-involved-in-a-story-that-makes-a-difference/)

[Jessica Chastain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-chastain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/35b/jessica-chastain-2332_differences_i-want-to-be-involved-in-a-story-that-ma_1048537.png)

> [If I can tell someone a story that makes them bend over and laugh, that's bigger than anything else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bernie-mac/if-i-can-tell-someone-a-story-that-makes-them-bend-over-and-laugh/)

[Bernie Mac](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bernie-mac/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d98/bernie-mac-3867_bigger_if-i-can-tell-someone-a-story-that-makes_1185967.jpg)

> [I am drawn to any story that makes me want to read from one sentence to the next. I have no other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jhumpa-lahiri/i-am-drawn-to-any-story-that-makes-me-want-to-read-from-one-sentence/)

[Jhumpa Lahiri](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jhumpa-lahiri/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/df1/jhumpa-lahiri-1596_criteria_i-am-drawn-to-any-story-that-makes-me-wa_1655343.jpg)

> [“There will always be a temptation to tell a neat story that makes everything sensible and logical and that suggests why the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-m-rosenzweig/there-will-always-be-a-temptation-to-tell-a-neat-story-that-makes/)

[Philip M. Rosenzweig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-m-rosenzweig/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ff8/philip-m-rosenzweig-53587_deserving_there-will-always-be-a-temptation-to-tel_663649.jpg)

> [What is prayer but a wish for the events in your life to string together to form a story -- something that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-coupland/what-is-prayer-but-a-wish-for-the-events-in-your-life-to-string/)

[Douglas Coupland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-coupland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/445/douglas-coupland-305_events_what-is-prayer-but-a-wish-for-the-events_1265928.jpg)

> [And for better or worse, a story like 'Pieces of April' is the kind of story I'm supposed to tell. The kind…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-hedges/and-for-better-or-worse-a-story-like-pieces-of-april-is-the-kind-of/)

[Peter Hedges](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-hedges/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5c4/peter-hedges-5212_april_and-for-better-or-worse-a-story-like-pie_2095703.jpg)

> [I like the fact that second person puts the reader in the story. It makes them, whether they like it or not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-roberge/i-like-the-fact-that-second-person-puts-the-reader-in-the-story-it/)

[Rob Roberge](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-roberge/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc1/rob-roberge-28662_action_i-like-the-fact-that-second-person-puts_2237185.jpg)

> [In a way, metafiction breaks down the story and makes it less real. But in another respect, by that very breaking down,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-gunn/in-a-way-metafiction-breaks-down-the-story-and-makes-it-less-real-but/)

[James Gunn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-gunn/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/809/james-gunn-4477_more_in-a-way-metafiction-breaks-down-the-sto_117772.jpg)

> [It's like everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/it-s-like-everyone-tells-a-story-about-themselves-inside-their-own/)

[Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/832/patrick-rothfuss-145_healing_it-s-like-everyone-tells-a-story-about-t_1182755.jpg)

> [You get the dream of making a show with people that you love and in a way that you want to tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bridget-everett/you-get-the-dream-of-making-a-show-with-people-that-you-love-and-in-a/)

[Bridget Everett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bridget-everett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a4/bridget-everett-4913_better_you-get-the-dream-of-making-a-show-with_113987.jpg)

> [Tell me a story then...keep me occupied." "A story?...What makes you think I can tell a story?" "Insight," said the king, "Go…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-whalen-turner/tell-me-a-story-then-keep-me-occupied-a-story-what-makes-you-think-i/)

[Megan Whalen Turner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-whalen-turner/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2a2/megan-whalen-turner-1289_goes-on_tell-me-a-story-then-keep-me-occupied-a_1172019.png)

> [But the problem is that you cannot just admit to something you haven't done; you need to deliver the details, which you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mohamedou-ould-slahi/but-the-problem-is-that-you-cannot-just-admit-to-something-you-haven/)

[Mohamedou Ould Slahi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mohamedou-ould-slahi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b08/mohamedou-ould-slahi-11311_details_but-the-problem-is-that-you-cannot-just_2791548.jpg)

> [“In the absence of data, we will always make up stories. In fact, the need to make up a story, especially when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bren-brown/in-the-absence-of-data-we-will-always-make-up-stories-in-fact-the/)

[Brene Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bren-brown/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/400/bren-brown-280_biology_in-the-absence-of-data-we-will-always-ma_3060593.jpg)

> [Saying my story makes me want to change it, make it sound pretty the way I do with the stories I tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shannon-hale/saying-my-story-makes-me-want-to-change-it-make-it-sound-pretty-the/)

[Shannon Hale](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shannon-hale/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e04/shannon-hale-827_balls_saying-my-story-makes-me-want-to-change_2576194.png)

> [“Maybe instead of strings it's stories things are made of, an infinite number of tiny vibrating stories; once upon a time they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-murray/maybe-instead-of-strings-it-s-stories-things-are-made-of-an-infinite/)

[Paul Murray](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-murray/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d75/paul-murray-12593_back-together_maybe-instead-of-strings-it-s-stories-th_2140917.jpg)

> [“I love telling stories for a living. The process of writing has its frustrations, but also its joys (there’s no high like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marcus-sakey/i-love-telling-stories-for-a-living-the-process-of-writing-has-its/)

[Marcus Sakey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marcus-sakey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/941/marcus-sakey-5370_books_i-love-telling-stories-for-a-living-the_1519054.png)

> [“everyone tells a story about themselves inside their own head. Always. All the time. That story makes you what you are. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/everyone-tells-a-story-about-themselves-inside-their-own-head-always/)

[Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/402/patrick-rothfuss-145_time_everyone-tells-a-story-about-themselves_2311484.jpg)

> [If a reader comes across a story that makes them cry, you can be sure that the writer felt every single thing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-o-donnell/if-a-reader-comes-across-a-story-that-makes-them-cry-you-can-be-sure/)

[Lawrence O'Donnell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-o-donnell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a07/lawrence-o-donnell-1701_books_if-a-reader-comes-across-a-story-that-ma_119622.jpg)

> [“I understand that sometimes the only way we can survive our own memories is to shape them into a story that makes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yeonmi-park/i-understand-that-sometimes-the-only-way-we-can-survive-our-own/)

[Yeonmi Park](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yeonmi-park/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fd7/yeonmi-park-32948_coping_i-understand-that-sometimes-the-only-way_2343063.jpg)

> [Stories are not like the real world; they aren't held back by what we know is false or true. What's important is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tahir-shah/stories-are-not-like-the-real-world-they-aren-t-held-back-by-what-we/)

[Tahir Shah](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tahir-shah/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/747/tahir-shah-3083_feels_stories-are-not-like-the-real-world-they_2116385.jpg)

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