War Quote by Benjamin Percy

“Most short fiction falls into one of three categories: stories of conflict, stories of decision, or stories of discovery…The story of conflict is the…

— Nancy Sakaduski

A story is a character who wants something and overcomes conflict to get it.

— Donald Miller

“Conflict drives the narrative and creates opportunities for personal growth, change, and transformation.”

— Calvin Niles

Conflict is the microscope of a book. When it's trained on a character, you see what's underneath the narratives of physical description. You see…

— J.R. Ward

I think conflict is one of the things that makes for a good story.

— Elizabeth Berg

A story is built on characters and reasons.

— Steven Amsterdam

“a story in its entirety, but to tell an inevitably abbreviated version in the most interesting way one could. Giving shape and direction to…

— Janelle Brown

“No conflict no story”

— Antonio Nuñez Lopez

A compelling story requires conflict, friction, an obstacle to be overcome.

— Kristen Soltis Anderson

“The ending of a story tells us what it means.”

— Billy Marshall Stoneking

Stories hold conflict and contrast, highs and lows, life and death, and the human struggle and all kinds of things.

— David Lynch

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

— William Landay