Art Quote by Neil Gaiman

I would really hope this would make people see the short story as an important art, not just something you played around with until…

— Alice Munro

A lot of people who want to see the short story have a renaissance of readership - they tend to think of short stories,…

— Lorin Stein

The short story is still like the novel's wayward younger brother, we know that it's not respectable - but I think that can also…

— Neil Gaiman

Unlike the novel, a short story may be, for all purposes, essential.

— Jorge Luis Borges

I know for a fact that - it's just the way our biases work now in the industry of literature, but certainly a short…

— Junot Diaz

Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two,…

— Lynn Abbey

The story is always in service to the characters, and is only as long or short, or neat or ragged as it needs to…

— Stewart O'Nan

You have to be kind of clued into them, they are a world of their own, and most people find them disappointing because the…

— Tobias Wolff

I find it satisfying and intellectually stimulating to work with the intensity, brevity, balance and word play of the short story.

— Annie Proulx

(The short story) is a form that has all the power of the novel - some would say more - but none of the…

— Joseph O'Connor

The novelist is more a marathon runner than long-distance runner and the kind of courage it takes working in such isolation cannot be underestimated.…

— Tobsha Learner