Fantasy-fiction Quote by Jeff Shanley

“It is a touching story, and it is written more to convince than to tell. I am not convinced.”

— James Frey

“Every story needs to be told in just the right way.”

— Thomas Ligotti

“Fiction is as easy as telling a convincing lie. The more believable the better the story.”

— T.R. Wallace

“A story always tells the truth about the true intention of the storyteller, regardless of the plot." - Peter Arpesella”

— Peter Arpesella

“I learned to separate the story from the writing, probably the most important thing that any storyteller has to learn— that there are a…

— Orson Scott Card

“Every picture tells a story. But sometimes it's hard to know what story is actually being told.”

— Anastasia Hollings

“My own [story] is the simplest ... it hardly amounts to more than a convincing proof of my existence - and yet I find…

— Julian Barnes

“What makes a truly good story is its ability to be close enough to reality to be believable, yet far enough away to keep…

— Rosi S. Phillips

“No matter how obvious something may seem, there are two sides to every story.”

— Erin Bowman

“The good story lay in half-told things which must be filled in out of the hearer’s own experience.”

— John Steinbeck

“There is no form to this story because it is true, or at least as close to true as I have been able to…

— Kevin Brockmeier

“But I was beginning to learn that your life is a story told about you, not one that you tell. Of course, you pretend…

— John Green