Any Quote by Robert Wise

“Even though there are really no original themes or stories to tell, it's more about the way you tell the story.”

— Nancy Wilson- Heart

A strong theme is always running through a well-told story,

— Andrew Stanton

When you can state the theme of a story, when you can separate it from the story itself, then you can be sure the…

— Flannery O'Connor

Every story I write starts with a dilemma or a theme. Once I am convinced that this is the issue that is perturbing my…

— Siegfried Lenz

If you do weave one-liners into a story, you have to have an overall story as well, otherwise it doesn't really count as narrative.

— Tim Vine

No story is a straight line. The geometry of a human life is too imperfect and complex, too distorted by the laughter of time…

— Pat Conroy

Theme is great for people who like to approach stories that way, but it's an organizing principle that helps us write a story that…

— Kurt Busiek

Telling a story is the way of exploring so many different things - human behavior, society, whatever existence.

— Yorgos Lanthimos

You tried to hide between the lines of a story never told.

— Lisa Loeb

You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's…

— Donald Miller

Find the story you want to tell. If you don't want to write it, find somebody to write it.

— Annette Bening

It's not easy to tell a story about writers and make that feel like a complete story and an interesting story.

— Greg Kinnear