Given Quote by Gustave Courbet

It is important for me to discover the ideal title, for without this title the story or novel isn't quite in focus.

— Joyce Carol Oates

At one point it occurred to me that the title could make a more significant contribution to the storytelling process. It could act as…

— Saul Bass

Many of my books have begun with the title, because naming a work already in progress makes no sense to me.

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

I think titles are extremely important for novels: They can set the tone, tip you off, serve as shorthand for what the essential contents…

— Elizabeth Berg

Well, normally we don't think all that hard about titles.

— Robert Forster

I like titles that are a little difficult, because it's kind of counterintuitive.

— Charlie Kaufman

Titles are not only important, they are essential for me. I cannot write without a title

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

Titles are valuable; they make us acquainted with many persons who otherwise would be lost among the rubbish.

— Josh Billings

Great ideas can come from anywhere. There are no titles around an idea.

— Steve Stoute

In all honesty, titles are an embarrassment to me.

— Edgar Meyer

I've been very fortunate at having good titles but I just think in terms of titles. I'm doing a workshop now where people write…

— Larry Winget

A good title should be like a good metaphor. It should intrigue without being too baffling or too obvious.

— Walker Percy