Certain Quote by Tobias Wolff

The great pleasure for me in writing short stories is the fierce, elegant challenge.

— Amy Bloom

Short stories are wonderful and extremely challenging, and the joy of them, because it only takes me three or four months to write, I…

— Anthony Doerr

It's very joyful to be in a productive, creative mood, but I find a lot of joy in learning and being told stories.

— Evelyne Brochu

I don't write these stories for the rewards that come back to me. I write them because I have to write them. It's a…

— Noah Hawley

Short stories consume you faster. They're connected to brevity. With the short story, you are up against mortality. I know how tough they are…

— Ali Smith

I like short stories.

— John Updike

Writing is a sweet, wonderful reward.

— Franz Kafka

Once I had started, I discovered the secret pleasure of writing a novel. It's such an immersive, deep commitment. With short stories, you're continually…

— Debra Dean

I am also working on a couple of short stories for anthologies. This is new to me and Im enjoying it.

— Judith Guest

I do think that short story writing is often a matter of luck.

— Robert Sheckley

I love short stories, but I've never had the impulse to write one. Same for ghost stories.

— John Lanchester

I've always written short stories.

— Michael McDonald