Short stories Quote by V.S. Pritchett Download Open image ““on short stories: something glimpsed from the corner of the eye, in passing.”” — V.S. Pritchett ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Short stories
“Short stories are tiny windows into other worlds and other minds and other dreams. They are journeys you can make to the far side… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
“Ideas never stop, dear S, they're everywhere, in everything - all we have to do is be open to them. And stories tend to… — Ali Smith Copy Share Image
The function of the Short Story is to be interesting, to convey vivid impressions, an therefore it must, to a degree, work with the… — Henry Seidel Canby Copy Share Image
Short stories demand a certain awareness of one's own intentions, a certain narrowing of the focus. — Joan Didion Copy Share Image
“Story, because it is relatable, memorable and often unobtrusive, can help us to see through new eyes.” — Cindee Snider Re Copy Share Image
“I love short stories because I believe they are the way we live. They are what our friends tell us, in their pain and… — Andre Dubus Copy Share Image
A short story is something that I think can be intuited and envisioned and held in your mind almost at once. — Richard Russo Copy Share Image
“Short stories force us to keep our distance from the characters; novels bring us closer to them.” — David Mikics Copy Share Image
“Stories give you a way to see things. A way to understand the events of your life. Even if you don't realize it while… — Matthew Kirby Copy Share Image
“V.S. Pritchett's definition of a short story is 'something glimpsed from the corner of the eye, in passing.' Notice the 'glimpse' part of this.… — Raymond Carver Copy Share Image
“He (Orwell) always made an impression of the passing traveler who meets one on the station, points out that one is waiting for the… — V.S. Pritchett Copy Share Image
“No Victorian novel approaches Middlemarch in its width of reference, its intellectual power, or the imperturbable spaciousness of its narrative... I doubt if any… — V.S. Pritchett Copy Share Image
If writing novels is like planting a forest, then writing short stories is more like planting a garden. — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
I began writing early - very, very early... I was already writing short stories for the radio and selling poems to poetry and art… — Wole Soyinka Copy Share Image
“Mr Benz, the parapet of an Italian bridge doesn’t look like the proper place for you,” said Chase.” — Stefania Mattana Copy Share Image
I regret that there aren't more short stories in other magazines. But in a certain way, I think the disappearance of the short-story template… — Lorin Stein Copy Share Image
Novels are more difficult simply because they are longer and require more juggling, but short stories are closer to perfection, if you can get… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
I get stage fright with short stories. For me it feels like standup comedy: kill or die. I'm more confident when I begin a… — Sefi Atta Copy Share Image
I'm sure I've been influenced by every fine writer I've ever read, from Dickens and Austen to Auden and Jane Hirshfield. And also, the… — Amy Bloom Copy Share Image
When I was in college, I used to write little ditties and short stories and poetry for my friends. Writing a book is another… — Mario Batali Copy Share Image
I think I succeeded as a writer because I did not come out of an English department. I used to write in the chemistry… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
When I was one day old, I learned how to read. When I was two days old, I started to write. By the time… — Jon Scieszka Copy Share Image
When I returned to short stories, I'd started working on what is still central to much of what I try to do: putting myself… — Karin Tidbeck Copy Share Image
