Am Quote by Keerthy Suresh

I never get the feeling that I've decided rationally, cold-bloodedly to write a story. On the contrary, certain events or people, sometimes dreams or…

— Mario Vargas Llosa

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

Im merely a dreamer, and then a writer, and my happiest moments are when I'm a reader.

— Jorge Luis Borges

Sometimes, I get ideas from dreams. Often, my stories are based on adventures that I, or my friends, have actually lived.

— Brian Jacques

When I write a story, it's not like I'm thinking about what I'm doing

— Stephenie Meyer

“One thing writers have in common is the need to procrastinate. People don't really understand this, but it's not avoiding work, it is work.…

— Steven T. Seagle

I feel like I've kinda danced around telling the truest story I can for many years of my life. I've been a little distracted…

— James Gunn

I'm not really a storyteller myself - I tend to get all tangled up when I try and tell stories.

— Daniel Day-Lewis

I like to think that I am telling a story rather than writing it.

— Alistair MacLeod

When I write I pretend I'm telling a story to someone in the room and I don't want them to get up until I'm…

— James Patterson

Usually, I have a lot of acquaintance with the story before I start writing it. When I didn't have regular time to give to…

— Alice Munro

As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find…

— Walter Dean Myers