Books Quote by Stephen King

Description begins in the writer’s imagination, but should finish in the reader’s.

— Stephen King

Description needs to slide into a story like a snake through grass - silently, almost invisibly, without calling attention to itself. It should enrich…

— Marion Dane Bauer

“A perception is not a story, and no amount of sensitivity can make a story-writer out of you if you just plain don’t have…

— Flannery O'Connor

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

— Yorgos Lanthimos

Every object tells a story if you know how to read it.

— Henry Ford

A story has its purpose and its path. It must be told correctly for it to be understood.

— Marcus Sedgwick

“A story is a great way to describe your vision. Unlike a list of requirements, it helps the reader understand what’s important and why.”

— Giles Colborne

What makes a story is how well it manages to connect with the reader, the visceral effect it has.

— Len Wein

“Descriptive writing is more than visual; it employs all the senses.”

— Cheryl St.John

Literature is about telling stories.

— Amos Oz

Details make stories human, and the more human a story can be, the better.

— Ernest Hemingway

A story is how we construct our experiences.

— Doris Lessing