Character Quote by G. Willow Wilson

“Dear child, some stories have no morals. Sometimes darkness and madness are simply that." "How terrible," said Farukhuaz. "Do you think so? I find…

— G. Willow Wilson

Nothing I write ever has a moral. If it seems to a reader that there is one, that is unintentional.

— Louise Erdrich

All fables, indeed, have their morals; but the innocent enjoy the story.

— Henry David Thoreau

In the best stories, people are morally complex; they are flawed. We read them because the world is flawed, and we want to see…

— Russell Smith

The story itself should force its moral upon you. You find out what the moral is by writing the story.

— C. S. Lewis

Only that type of story deserves to be called moral that shows us that one has the power within oneself to act, out of…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

“Morals had no place when it came to revenge”

— C.J. Roberts

Stories can bring alive the moral universe in a very vivid, useful, engaging way.

— Morris Gleitzman

I'm not sure what the moral is here...I really just wanted to tell that story.

— Tim Gunn

Every story has a moral you just need to be clever enough to find it - the Dutchess

— Lewis Carroll

Do not be too moral. You may cheat yourself out of much life so. Aim above morality. Be not simply good; be good for…

— Henry David Thoreau

We all hate moral ambiguity in some sense, and yet it is also absolutely necessary. In writing a story, it is the place where…

— Amy Tan