Asked Quote by Carine Roitfeld

I could never do just one thing, but everything I do is in the direction of stories. Sometimes writing them, sometimes showcasing them, sometimes…

— Damian Barr

I don't like two stories. I like one story. I never grew up with stairs. I like to stick to what I know.

— Bruno Mars

I start writing, pull whatever images happen to occur to me and make up a story, instead of starting with details that are real…

— John Darnielle

I don't always, or even usually, read stories from beginning to end. I start anywhere and proceed in either direction. A story is not…

— Alice Munro

I started writing stories in my spare time.

— Ken Follett

I started writing stories as a child.

— Danielle Steel

I always begin with a source of inspiration that comes from nature. The story comes from my research, volunteering, and meeting the people involved…

— Mary Alice Monroe

My husband wrote the story for my first book, but then he didn't want to do that anymore. So if I was going to…

— Natalie Babbitt

I started as a writer; I started writing when I was little. The acting and directing was an outgrowth of my desire to tell…

— Mike White

I brought a lot of images of pieces I got from my grandmother, pieces I collected over time and then we met with a…

— Julia Restoin Roitfeld

I began observing, making paintings of my surroundings, taking a vow of silence, listening, composing music, writing, and making time for formal education. Then…

— John Francis

Nobody ever wrote a story for me. I told in every story what was really inside my gut, and it came out that way.…

— Jack Kirby