Compromise Quote by Manisha Koirala

People don't give a damn about you and they don't give a damn about your story and they don't give a damn about your…

— Larry Winget

Even if someone doesn't like it, or just likes it for me, storytelling has been the one true love story of my entire life.

— Kelly Marie Tran

As a writer, you have to realize that people want to like the characters, so you have to be careful to keep them involved.

— Alexander McCall Smith

The stories I love the most are where the author has a lot of empathy for everyone. The author loves their characters and takes…

— Molly Antopol

As long as it comes across, the characters are well-served, the stories are good, and people like it, that's it for me. I'm a…

— Jim Cummings

I feel like if you aren't honest and if you don't let go and ease up off of the narrator, then the story doesn't…

— Jesmyn Ward

I have to trust that if a story is strong, it can find its readership, and good editors can steer me well.

— Julie Berry

One of the many lessons I hope I've learned is how much I underestimated people, their open-mindedness and their willingness to understand. I think,…

— Jeannette Walls

All you can do is focus on telling the best story you can with compelling characters. If you do it right, it will endure.…

— J. Michael Straczynski

I wrote the story myself. It's all about a girl who lost her reputation but never missed it.

— Mae West

The thing that makes stories memorable is the experiences they impart onto the readership and the emotions that they make those readers feel. The…

— Tom Brevoort

The story is always better than your ability to write it. My belief about this is that if you ever get to the point…

— Robin McKinley