Interesting Quote by Anthony Bourdain

But why should I read what somebody else thinks of my life when I know the real story?

— Jimmy Connors

And, of course, people are interested only in themselves. If a story is not about the hearer he will not listen.

— John Steinbeck

The main reason I want someone to read a story of mine is so they can enjoy it and feel like they got something…

— Paolo Bacigalupi

I never get the feeling that I've decided rationally, cold-bloodedly to write a story. On the contrary, certain events or people, sometimes dreams or…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

When I hear a story, I think about it from the point of view of the audience.

— Catherine Tresa

The value of a story isn't that it just has a narcotic effect. It's that it awakens something in you that makes you want…

— Will Smith

I think, reading about yourself through somebody else's eyes, you're always going to have your own story.

— Greg Sestero

We have to listen to other people's stories. That's the thing. And that's the only way that we eventually get to know ourselves.

— Colum McCann

Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening for them is something more acute than listening to them.

— Eudora Welty

I had self-doubt about whether my story was interesting to people. I didn't want to write something that was anecdotal. It was important to…

— Lizz Winstead

For me, I think it's such an important thing to hear other people's stories, because you do find ways that either you can learn…

— Tyler Hoechlin

I always take a story that's kind of out there, like an urban myth. I take some possibility that people imagine, that they are…

— Cecelia Ahern