Disaster Quote by Michael Boatman

Almost all serious stories in the world are stories of failure with a death in it. But there is more lost paradise in them…

— Orson Welles

“The explanatory stories that people find compelling are simple; are concrete rather than abstract; assign a larger role to talent, stupidity, and intentions than…

— Daniel Kahneman

If you write one story, it may be bad; if you write a hundred, you have the odds in your favor.

— Edgar Rice Burroughs

The idea for each of the stories in this book came in a moment of belief and was written in a burst of faith,…

— Stephen King

“When the odds seem insurmountable and it seems impossible to overcome them, most people will give up.The true heroes in this world are those…

— Anonymous

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

— William Landay

All our heroes, all our great stories are about failure.

— Peter Carey

I just like to write stories about people who survive even very difficult, impossible things.

— Gail Simone

I've always loved stories involving small groups of people going up against overwhelming odds, and 'The Raid' leaves the audience totally in the dark…

— Gareth Evans

Even bad choices sometimes make great stories

— MlY AB

“Risk is important to me as a writer, reader, and editor. I love stories that take a premise or style that seems unlikely to…

— Caitlin Horrocks

“There is no call for you to get tragic about it. Tragedy is easy enough to contrive. And if you want to be tragic,…

— Cordwainer Smith