Long Quote by Frances Hardinge

A long story is just a short story that no one wants to tell.

— Ritu Ghatourey

It is my belief that we as human beings have a need to tell stories - I think it's evolutionary. So you can think…

— Aleksandar Hemon

I don't know what the definition of a short story is, and I don't even care to answer that question. That's something somebody in…

— Sandra Cisneros

When I say, 'It's a long story,' it usually means I just don't want to tell you.

— Anonymous

When I say, It's a long story, it really means I just don't wanna tell you.

— Anonymous

With short stories, the story-teller must have a story to tell, not merely some sweet prose to take out for a walk

— Herbert Gold

“Oh, you’ve made plenty of short stories long. But never, ever, have you made a long story short.”

— Harlan Coben

A short story is a writer's way of thinking through experience... Journalism aims at accuracy, but fiction's aim is truth. The writer distorts reality…

— John L'Heureux

“A short story is not a portrayal of life. When life becomes disconsolate and the fear for the unknown seeps through the holes on…

— Anu Lal

I think all good short stories are about what it means to tell a good story.

— David Means

The short story is a very natural mode of storytelling; most stories can be told quickly. I always think of them as like a…

— Kevin Barry

The short story feels like the most natural length for prose fiction, or certainly for the kind of ideas and situations I like to…

— Nicholas Royle