Long Story Quotes

44 quotes by 36 authors

All history is only one long story to this effect: men have struggled for power over their fellow-men in order that they might win the… — William Graham Sumner
The Bible is one long story of God meeting our rebellion with His rescue, our sin with His salvation, our guilt with His grace, our… — Tullian Tchividjian
Whenever you listen to a piece of music, what you are actually doing is hearing the latest sentence in a very long story youâ€™ve been… — Brian Eno
I first had a version of this at a Japanese monastery during a silent retreat-don't ask, it's a long story. — Gwyneth Paltrow
Places are extremely important when writing a long story because place shapes a character. — Tabitha King
Anywhere you want. Thailand, South Carolina, Brezil, Peru-- Oh, wait, no, I'm banned from Peru. I'd forgotten about that. It's a long story, but amusing… — Magnus
My father who in this case was an obsessive life-long storyteller, and by a very peculiar trick of my father's. My father would tell a… — Stephen Greenblatt
But long story short, I didn't start doing stand-up because I wanted to have a TV show or be an actor or even wanted to… — Demetri Martin
These are the things before me. And as I stand here at the door of glory, I look behind me for the last time. I… — Ayn Rand
Iâ€™m going back to bed,â€ Grandma said when Mooner and Dougie left. â€œThis doesnâ€™t look too interesting. I liked it better the other night when… — Janet Evanovich
I'd slept with Ranger! Not sexually, of course. But I'd been in his bed. And then there was the evil shower gel. "It was all… — Janet Evanovich
Do you want to go back to Vienna?â€ he said. Alec didnâ€™t answer, just stared into space. â€œOr we could go somewhere else,â€ said Magnus.… — Cassandra Clare
It's a long story. Want a refill?" "No, let's start the steak. Where's the button?" "Right here." "Well, push it." "Me? You offered to cook."… — Robert A. Heinlein
There was no short answer to this; like so much else, it was a long story. But what really makes any story real is knowing… — Sarah Dessen
people who say its a long story, mean it's a stupid short one that they are too embarrassed and couldn't be bothered to tell — Cecelia Ahern
Hazel blinked. â€œTwo gods had a horse for a kid?â€ â€œLong story. — Rick Riordan
Long story short, ghosts just coming out of the closet sucked at communication. Probably as bad as a beginner ghost whisperer sucked at getting them… — C.C. Hunter
[Tyson] looked him over with that massive baby-brown eye. â€œYou are not dead. I like it when you are not dead.â€ Ella fluttered to the… — Rick Riordan
In Moscaâ€™s experience, a â€˜long storyâ€™ was always a short story someone did not want to tell. — Frances Hardinge
Piper went a little crazy. She cried out with relief and dove straight into the water. What was she thinking? She didn't take a rope… — Rick Riordan

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36 authors contributed a total of 44 Long Story Quotes, led by these top contributors: