Books Quote by Patti Barone

“There is both a calming and scary realization that comes with knowing you only have one story to write in your life.”

— Nate Green

“The writing of novels is one of the few ways I have found to approach the altar of God and Creation itself. You try…

— Pat Conroy

“Be fearless and write the fairytale of your life.”

— Debasish Mridha

“writing is perilous, as you can’t always guarantee your words will be read in the spirit in which they were written.”

— Jojo Moyes

“Stories give you a way to see things. A way to understand the events of your life. Even if you don't realize it while…

— Matthew Kirby

“A well-developed and versed character will write the story for you.”

— A.R. Voss

“But I was beginning to learn that your life is a story told about you, not one that you tell. Of course, you pretend…

— John Green

“My story isn't sweet and harmonious, like invented stories. It tastes of folly and bewilderment, of madness and dream, like the life of all…

— Herman Hesse

“They teach us that human beings learn and absorb ideas and concepts through narrative, through stories, not through lessons or theoretical speeches. This is…

— Carlos Ruiz Zafón

“It would be better to give up the notion of writing until you are better prepared. Now it's time to be living. I don't…

— Sherwood Anderson

“Every time I sit down to write, I have a great fear that anything I write will reveal me as the monster I was…

— Dorothy Allison

“Dear God, Reveal to me through stories something of what it is like to walk around in someone else's shoes. Show me something about…

— Ken Gire