Feels Quote by Brenda Ueland

One of the many lessons I hope I've learned is how much I underestimated people, their open-mindedness and their willingness to understand. I think,…

— Jeannette Walls

Writing the short story is essentially an act of grace. It's not a matter of will so much as trust. I try to let…

— Paulette Alden

Never trust the storyteller. Only trust the story.

— Neil Gaiman

Stories are our attempts to share our values & beliefs with the hopes that we may attract those who believe what we believe. This…

— Simon Sinek

Quit dwelling on other people's stories and make up some of your own.

— Alethea Kontis

Often, the stories are very much like trust falls. You fall, and you hope the story's going to catch you.

— Etgar Keret

Try not to become disappointed if someone doesn't like a story you've written. Stick up for your ideas, but listen to what other people…

— Margaret Mahy

“People often ask me what advice I have for writers, and I reply that the most important responsibility I believe a writer has is…

— Clive Barker

I have to trust that if a story is strong, it can find its readership, and good editors can steer me well.

— Julie Berry

I have no control over my writing. I have lots of good intentions, but no control. There's a story that wants to be told.

— Ursula K. Le Guin

Never trust someone who will just get up and tell you another person's story or secrets, cause they'll share yours just the same.

— Christon Henry

“If you don’t put 99 percent of yourself into the writing, there will be no publishing career. There’s the writer and there’s the author.…

— Andre Dubus III