How Quote by Dee Rees

I chose philosophy because it sounded like something I ought to be interested in. I didn't know anything about it, I didn't even know…

— Wes Anderson

I'd done occasional short stories, but I don't like publishing them in literary magazines; they treat you too much like college boys.

— Mark Kurlansky

I considered that I had to write stories about the people I had met, with whom I'd worked, the history of my books -…

— Anatoly Rybakov

I've always written short stories.

— Michael McDonald

I was well traveled, and I created this illusion of literacy through reading and writing. I wrote a book of short stories.

— Tom T. Hall

I write short stories. I write every day.

— Isaiah Mustafa

I thought I was a pretty good writer, but I didn't have anything to write about. I wanted to go out in the world,…

— Shane Smith

In college I wrote for the university newspaper, and I had several short stories published in small press. I think it's just been a…

— Gabriel Campisi

I had an insanely long commute - New York to D.C. - when I worked at 'National Geographic.' I hate to waste time, so…

— Charles M. Blow

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

If your life were a book, and you were the author, how would you want your story to go?

— Amy Purdy

I got into writing short stories and blogs while on the road.

— Coy Bowles