Books Quote by Gjoko Muratovski

“The effect your readers want is for what they read to trigger in them the sights and sounds and smells of what's happening in…

— Ray Rhamey

“There is adventure in finding compelling stories and exploring complex issues in challenging environments, but there is also a responsibility to tell those stories…

— K. Lee Lerner

“The significance - and ultimately the quality - of the work we do is determined by our understanding of the story in which we…

— Wendell Berry

“The job of the writer is to change the way the reader sees the world.”

— after Richard Ford

“Stories are vehicles for conveying who we are, what is important, and what ought to be done..”

— David Vermette

Description is what makes the reader a sensory participant in the story.

— Stephen King

“Here, for the first time, I tell the story. The story that was lost, like a needle, in a haystack of reportage.”

— Thampu Valson

“Writing is a way of remaking the world, both for the writer and reader.”

— Mark Rubinstein

“What does literature do better than anything else? It provides a detailed representation of the inner experience of being alive in a given time…

— Elif Batuman

“Every story reads on multiple levels to convey a greater, more intricate message, and it's the reader's role to tap into that.”

— Veronika Carnaby

“A good story defies the reader's expectations, and in doing so, brings them satisfaction.”

— Thomas Maltman

“Stories help shape the way we see ourselves in the world. They help tell us who we can be and what we can achieve.”

— Nicola Yoon