Criteria Quote by Jhumpa Lahiri

I'm a storyteller; I write what I want to read.

— Jackie Collins

“Good literature boils down to two things: How interesting is the story you are telling, and how interesting is your telling.”

— Hillel F. Damron

“Every story reads on multiple levels to convey a greater, more intricate message, and it's the reader's role to tap into that.”

— Veronika Carnaby

The main reason I want someone to read a story of mine is so they can enjoy it and feel like they got something…

— Paolo Bacigalupi

“Don’t forget the most basic reason we read: to discover what happens next. Make certain your devotion to pretty sentences and flesh-and-blood characters and…

— Benjamin Percy

Don't forget that the only two things people read in a story are the first and last sentences. Give them blood in the eye…

— Herbert Bayard Swope

I like to go into things, and I like to make the most bold choice to tell the particular story being told.

— Winston Duke

“A story is a great way to describe your vision. Unlike a list of requirements, it helps the reader understand what’s important and why.”

— Giles Colborne

I divide all literary works into two categories: Those I like and those I don't like. No other criterion exists for me.

— Anton Chekhov

“Story always tells us more than the mere words, and that is why we love to write it, and to read it.”

— Madeleine L'Engle

The more you read, the better you're going to become as a storyteller.

— Stan Lee

Each story tells me how to write it, but not the one afterwards.

— Eudora Welty