Analogies Quote by Christopher Nolan

You set up a story and it turns inside out and that is, for me, the most exciting sort of story to write. The…

— Nigel Kneale

I think that the way that I write stories is by instinct. You have some basic ideas - a character, or an image, or…

— Dan Chaon

I love intricate plotting and exciting twists, but I realize more that people enjoy a good story in a simple, focused way.

— Evan Daugherty

I always like to try different things, different genres; stories that have a dramatic element and can generate conflict which I find appealing; where…

— Clint Eastwood

“As the video game designer and writer James Wallis puts it, “Human beings like stories. Our brains have a natural affinity not only for…

— Jonathan Gottschall

I think almost always that what gets me going with a story is the atmosphere, the visual imagery, and then I people it with…

— Ann Beattie

There is a comfort zone of knowing where things are going and having characters in place, but the action gets more and more dramatic…

— Jerry B. Jenkins

What I find really exciting is stories from a different viewpoint.

— Daniel Kaluuya

A story is not like a road to follow... it's more like a house. You go inside and stay there for a while, wandering…

— Alice Munro

When you start, it's very cold, an impossible task. But then maybe the characters start to take on a little bit of life, or…

— Stephen King

What's interesting to me is that in terms of people who I feel are getting what my game is about - and here I'm…

— Jonathan Blow

Living "in" a story, being part of a narrative, is much more satisfying than living without one. I don't always know what narrative it…

— David Byrne