Air Quote by Brian Evenson

Most of my story ideas come from my childhood. Sometimes they hatch from stories my parents told me, sometimes they come from experiences in…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

I really am just trying to tell stories. But stories are often grounded in larger events and themes. They don't have to be -…

— Neal Stephenson

Life stories are mostly story.

— Mariana Fulger

The stories I write are often literal to events that have happened or observations that I've made, and sometimes they're fantastical.

— Mark Mothersbaugh

Tales are sometimes written in order to relate to real life situations that people have.

— Saaif Alam

I'm often asked how I get ideas for my stories. The answer is there's no single way; every story is different.

— Ken Liu

Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact.

— Robert McKee

I do see myself as someone who has a lot of story ideas.

— Jill Abramson

I'm always reading. And I keep a whole list of stories, often unusual stories. There are a hundred some-odd ideas on that list.

— Joshuah Bearman

Stories are one thing that will be constant in life. Whether told, written, reenacted they are a fundamental part of human nature.

— Jessica Shirvington

Stories are at the very heart of being human; they talk about where we're from, where we are, and where we're going. They're like…

— Bill Harley

A story is a kind of biopsy of human life. A story is both local, specific, small, and deep, in a kind of penetrating,…

— Lorrie Moore