Happens Quote by Ira Glass

The stories I write are often literal to events that have happened or observations that I've made, and sometimes they're fantastical.

— Mark Mothersbaugh

When I finally write the first sentence, I want to know everything that happens, so that I am not inventing the story as I…

— John Irving

Everybody has a story. And there's something to be learned from every experience.

— Oprah Winfrey

When I begin to write a story, I usually know how things will end. It's the journey toward that point I must discover. The…

— Kimberly Willis Holt

Stories develop from things I read and also from my own experiences and experiences of people I know.

— William Sleator

I think I have a story to tell to inspire people - and for me that's what 'Life Stories' is all about.

— Kerry Katona

I keep on having ideas and developments. Some happen and some don't, but I still always have a way of telling a story.

— John Waters

Everybody's in a situation; everybody has a story. It's about finding out why.

— Maxine Peake

A story is how we construct our experiences.

— Doris Lessing

The stories tend to be what I work on when I'm stuck. Something will just pop into my head and I'll think that's more…

— Jess Walter

The way I write, I need to tell the true story. I can't just make a story up. So I have to let the…

— Giveon

When you try to bring a story to life, it starts in your head and you see possibilities for it, but it's just one…

— Tom Hanks