Appropriate Quote by Frank Darabont

Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.

— Henry David Thoreau

There are some stories that can be told in two hours and some in 20 minutes.

— Karthik Subbaraj

I've wanted to direct for a long time, but it had to be a story I wanted to tell. The writer's job is to…

— Peter Hedges

You said it was a long story, but you told me and it took about 10 seconds.

— Anonymous

Try to make the time frame the minimum the story will permit.

— Ring Lardner, Jr

I think you have to pick and choose what is most important to tell the story.

— Patrick Wilson

I think it's much more natural as a writer to want to tell one story rather than lots of small stories that are half…

— Alice Lowe

I think there is a time, if I can say this; there is a time in a message where you might just tell a…

— Max Lucado

One story sounds good until another is told

— Aesop

The best time to tell your story is when you have to tell your story. When it's not really a choice. But then, when…

— Jeannette Walls

On TV, stories and events are finalized in 30 or 60 minutes, or neatly tied up after a season or two. The best stories…

— Lurlene McDaniel

I think to tell a story, you have to be specific and you have to be detailed.

— Noah Kahan