Books Quote by Stephen King

The glory of a good tale is that it is limitless and fluid; a good tale belongs to each reader in its own particular…

— Stephen King

“A good story defies the reader's expectations, and in doing so, brings them satisfaction.”

— Thomas Maltman

“good storytelling is good because the characters — not the author — are in charge.”

— Sean Platt

“All good tales are true tales, at least for those who read them, which is all that counts.”

— Javier Cercas

“Good literature boils down to two things: How interesting is the story you are telling, and how interesting is your telling.”

— Hillel F. Damron

“All good storytellers are of necessity good writers - even if they may be poorly edited ones. Unfortunately, not all good writers are good…

— Nupur Tustin

“Story always tells us more than the mere words, and that is why we love to write it, and to read it.”

— Madeleine L'Engle

“It is a still stranger thing that there is nothing so delightful in the world as telling stories. It is far pleasanter than writing…

— Virginia Woolf

“After all, every story have both good and bad in it, and life can be like that too. I guess it's what we take…

— Melissa Hill

“The story can be great but the characters make the book”

— R.P. Heinz

“Great novels are above all great fairy tales . . . literature does not tell the truth but makes it up.”

— Vladimir Nabokov

“I'm about to start reading it again, because what good is a story you only want to read once?”

— Bill Willingham