Boys Quote by Cynthia Rylant

Writing has been one of the most powerful influences in my life and it always has been since I was a little girl.

— Evangeline Lilly

Change your story, change your power.

— Michelle Gielan

Becoming a mother has helped make me a tougher, stronger writer.

— Jessica Hagedorn

Stories have the power to create social change and inspire community.

— Terry Tempest Williams

For me, I want to tell stories that will affect my children in a positive way, that they can be proud of me for…

— Michael Landon, Jr

I have written stories since I was a child.

— Rachel Joyce

Write the story that only you can write.

— Francisco Arcellana

Ultimately why I do what I do is to allow the story to affect change in people in some way.

— Da'Vine Joy Randolph

I started writing stories as a child.

— Danielle Steel

I started writing when I was 5 years old. I would dictate stories to my mother, and she would copy them in a scrapbook.…

— Tom Robbins

I try to do stories that make a difference -- stories that affect the way people think, stories that people need to hear --…

— Ann Curry

Stories do not change the world. I've learned that. But perhaps in some secret, subtle way... I mean it's not the world I want…

— Carol Emshwiller