Casual Quote by Henry James

The germ of a story is a new and simple element introduced into an existing situation or mood.

— Malcolm Cowley

“An author cannot of course remain wholly unaffected by his experience, but the ways in which a story-germ uses the soil of experience are…

— J.R.R. Tolkien

Every seed has a story.

— Ruth Ozeki

“Every seed has a story, but only the ones that make it from the ground get to tell theirs.”

— Eduvie Donald

“I have overspread the world like a syrup and the emptiness of it it's terrifying, but there is no dislodging the seed; the seed…

— Henry Miller

“It is one of those invaluable seeds, from which, since it is impossible to have every experience fully, one can grow something that represents…

— Virginia Woolf

“ The past has a funny way of growing new shoots. If you don't treat them right, these kinds of stories have a way…

— Holly Ringland

The paradox is the seed of truth. This germ just needs a fertile ground to flourish and bear fruit.

— Leo Errera

“Telling a story is like reaching into a granary full of wheat and drawing out a handful. There is always more to tell than…

— Wendell Berry

“A seed rises the day it realizes it was born to be more than just a grain.”

— Matshona Dhliwayo

“A creative mind generates a rare seed that leads to a rare harvest.”

— Euginia Herlihy

“Many events plant seeds, imperceptible at the time, that bear fruit long afterward.”

— Rebecca Solnit