About Quote by Isabel Allende

A story comes to you; it isn't like you choose it. You have no real control.

— Mary Downing Hahn

“Of course, the writer can impose control; It's just a really shitty idea. Writing controlled fiction is called "plotting." Buckling your seatbelt and letting…

— Stephen King

Look up the meaning of Parenting. Control is not a part of its definition, so stop trying to control children!

— Rey Mellomida

When you break the spirals of stories in the mind and learn shifting your point of view, you develop control on yourself as well…

— Senoraroy

THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN CONTROL PEOPLE IS TO LIE TO THEM. You can write that down in your book in great big letters.…

— L. Ron Hubbard

I can't control what a reader takes from a story.

— Marjorie Liu

It's hard, because when you talk about process or your characters ruling your narrative, it sounds like you have no control, but obviously you're…

— Alice Sebold

I like to apply storytelling methods and techniques to try to frame the story in an interesting way, but you can never control what's…

— Jørgen Leth

Tell the story as if it were only of interest to the small circle of your characters, of which you may be one. There…

— Horacio Quiroga

Grandparents can have a profound influence on their grandchildren. Their time is generally not as encumbered and busy as the parents', so books can…

— Ezra Taft Benson

You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control the way you think about all the events. You always have a choice.…

— Roy Bennett

I tried to control the narrative.

— Lance Armstrong