Antics Quote by Anne Enright

The word "story" is short for the word "history." They both have the same root and fundamentally mean the same thing. A story is…

— James M. Kouzes

Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.

— George Lucas

A story is a way to say something that can't be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to…

— Flannery O'Connor

Telling a story is like trying to eat grapes with a fork. It's always trying to get away from you. And if you're a…

— Brent Weeks

For me, a story's a story if people want to hear it; it's very much based on oral storytelling. And for me, a story…

— Sandra Cisneros

A story is a way to say something that can’t be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to…

— Flannery O'Connor

Storylines are how characters create the plots involved in their stories.

— Chelsea Quinn Yarbro

I think a story is an attention grabber. I think it's a truth conveyor. Those are two great features of a good story.

— Max Lucado

There are two different forms of storytelling: Novels tend to come from the inside of a character, and movies tend to look at them…

— Walter Kirn

I detest the word plot. I never, never think of plot. I think only and solely of character. Give me the characters; I'll tell…

— Stirling Silliphant

Storytelling is ultimately a creative act of pattern recognition. Through characters, plot and setting, a writer creates places where previously invisible truths become visible.…

— Douglas Coupland

A story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.

— Isaac Bashevis Singer