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title: "11 Story Short Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [To make a long story short, shut the fuck up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nikhil-saluja/to-make-a-long-story-short-shut-the-fuck-up/)

[Nikhil Saluja](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nikhil-saluja/)

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> [“Long story short: The end.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-f-tompkins/long-story-short-the-end/)

[Paul F. Tompkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-f-tompkins/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/432/paul-f-tompkins-3121_long-story_long-story-short-the-end-1012224_1012224.jpg)

> [Long story short, I'm over you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/698d/long-story-short-i-m-over-you/)

[698D](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/698d/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/97f/698d-77029_life_long-story-short-i-m-over-you-1970112_1970112.jpg)

> [“To cut a long story short, I'm a writer.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/amaya-ellman/to-cut-a-long-story-short-i-m-a-writer/)

[Amaya Ellman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/amaya-ellman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4db/amaya-ellman-32327_funny-quote_to-cut-a-long-story-short-i-m-a-writer-1_1809018.jpg)

> [To make a long story short, there's nothing like having a boss walk in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/doris-lilly/to-make-a-long-story-short-there-s-nothing-like-having-a-boss-walk-in/)

[Doris Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/doris-lilly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b7/doris-lilly-66148_boss_to-make-a-long-story-short-there-s-nothi_1103188.jpg)

> [The best way to make a long story short is to stop listening.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evan-esar/the-best-way-to-make-a-long-story-short-is-to-stop-listening/)

[Evan Esar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evan-esar/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/005/evan-esar-1689_best-way_the-best-way-to-make-a-long-story-short_2452115.jpg)

> [To me writing quotes means I can make a long story short](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/obsidian-panther/to-me-writing-quotes-means-i-can-make-a-long-story-short/)

[Obsidian Panther](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/obsidian-panther/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1b2/obsidian-panther-26691_long-story_to-me-writing-quotes-means-i-can-make-a_2538393.jpg)

> [“What are you doing eight states away from home, Mr. Noel Springs? What’s your story?” “Short version?” I couldn’t resist flirting, just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/k-c-kendricks/what-are-you-doing-eight-states-away-from-home-mr-noel-springs-what-s/)

[K.C. Kendricks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/k-c-kendricks/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a0/k-c-kendricks-88736_flirty_what-are-you-doing-eight-states-away-fro_1134645.jpg)

> [And were an epitaph to be my story I'd have a short one ready for my own. I would have written of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-frost/and-were-an-epitaph-to-be-my-story-i-d-have-a-short-one-ready-for-my/)

[Robert Frost](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-frost/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/robert-frost-371_epitaph_and-were-an-epitaph-to-be-my-story-i-d-h_1071865.png)

> [I never know exactly where I'm going with a story, whether it's a short story or a novel. If I did I'd…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nicholas-royle/i-never-know-exactly-where-i-m-going-with-a-story-whether-it-s-a/)

[Nicholas Royle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nicholas-royle/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad7/nicholas-royle-28479_books_i-never-know-exactly-where-i-m-going-wit_1905607.jpg)

> [A short story is "a short prose narrative, requiring from a half hour, to one or two hours in its perusal...having conceived,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edgar-allan-poe/a-short-story-is-a-short-prose-narrative-requiring-from-a-half-hour/)

[Edgar Allan Poe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edgar-allan-poe/)

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