Care Quote by David Halberstam

It would appear that I just love writing many different stories.

— Sarah Pinborough

I actually pushed the boundaries on how long a book like this [The Thorn and the Blossom] can be. The original plan called for…

— Theodora Goss

I don't think you can write - at least not well - if you don't love stories, love the written word.

— Nora Roberts

Each story tells me how to write it, but not the one afterwards.

— Eudora Welty

If you could have a book called My Favorite Six Stories, I don't think I'd have trouble doing that.

— Ann Beattie

Most writers write too much. I have the exact opposite problem. I feel I could write almost anything in a paragraph. I have a…

— Fran Lebowitz

It is the nature of stories to leave out far more than they include.

— Marion Dane Bauer

My stories are very compact. I want them to say the most complex things in the simplest way.

— Etgar Keret

I didnt finish the stories until we went to the Philippines and I got malaria. I couldnt work and I didnt have any money,…

— Denis Johnson

I figure 1000 words a day, or four pages, and sometimes I'll write more, but I'll try not to. Because I think you don't…

— Carolyn See

Don't write too much. Concentrate your sweat on one story, rather than dissipate it over a dozen.

— Jack London

I've written over 100 short stories. You could say I'm obsessed with short stories.

— Nicholas Royle