Always Quote by Stewart O'Nan

The short story feels like the most natural length for prose fiction, or certainly for the kind of ideas and situations I like to…

— Nicholas Royle

Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short.

— Henry David Thoreau

Short stories can be rather stark and bare unless you put in the right details. Details make stories human, and the more human a…

— V. S. Pritchett

A long story is just a short story that no one wants to tell.

— Ritu Ghatourey

A story is built on characters and reasons.

— Steven Amsterdam

The short story is a very natural mode of storytelling; most stories can be told quickly. I always think of them as like a…

— Kevin Barry

It's a luxury to be able to tell a long form story. I love novels, and I love to have a long relationship with…

— Jane Campion

What is the point of doing a long length character if that does not make sense or create an impact on story?

— Atul Kulkarni

But keep characters in propinquity long enough and a story will always develop a plot.

— Keith Miller

I do not care about the length of my role. But it should make a difference to the story.

— Rishi Kapoor

With both novels and short stories, I think a lot in terms of character arcs, when it comes to endings.

— Laura van den Berg

I think it's such a challenge to tell a story, and I think, to be honest, the shorter, the clearer, the better.

— Ashley Williams