Attention Quote by John Irving

I see a great lack of stories around. I bought six literary magazines and looked through them to see what people were doing. There…

— Keith Johnstone

First I think I was interested in the stories, and later on, I became more interested in the language itself, so the stories became…

— Tom Robbins

I don't think I'm particularly religious, although I'm a fan of a good story. It's extraordinary what stories can inspire people to do.

— Tara Fitzgerald

For me it was really important to get the essence out of the music for the story and not, sort of, press the music…

— Graeme Murphy

Certainly I had from an early age a sense of the power and beauty of religious texts - the awesome magnitude of the Bible…

— Ayana Mathis

A lot of times you get people writing wonderful sentences and paragraphs, and they fall in love with their prose style, but the stories…

— James Patterson

[It] was written and sold. I knew it was a strong story because I cared about it and believed in it. I had no…

— Orson Scott Card

If you just tell the story of what the storys about, then it sparks curiosity, but I think it also arouses suspicion, as you…

— Gerard Butler

I read a lot growing up. It was kind of my comfort, you know; I loved it. I love story. I love narrative. I…

— Julianne Moore

I was fascinated by all of it. The sounds of the theater and the audience, their rapture when a play took over and moved…

— George Stevens

I loved to read, still do, and it seemed that the writing was a result of the love of books and reading and libraries.

— Adriana Trigiani

I enjoy it too much - even if I knew I'd never get a book published, I would still write. I enjoy the experience…

— Iain Banks