Intrigue Quote by Walker Percy

It is important for me to discover the ideal title, for without this title the story or novel isn't quite in focus.

— Joyce Carol Oates

All writers know how important a good title is. It's the first thing readers see, along with a knock-your-socks-off cover - a seductive 'come…

— Caroline Leavitt

It's good to have a title that's not just one word. If you're gonna title it, you might as well try and say something.

— Damien Hirst

Titles have never given a just idea of things; were it otherwise, the work would be superfluous.

— Gustave Courbet

I'm fine with a title that's open to interpretation.

— Sean Baker

At one point it occurred to me that the title could make a more significant contribution to the storytelling process. It could act as…

— Saul Bass

You have to have a strong title. It's got to say something.

— Jim Capaldi

For years, I sort of would try to write a story that somehow fit the title. And I don't think it happened for maybe…

— Jhumpa Lahiri

Many of my books have begun with the title, because naming a work already in progress makes no sense to me.

— Guillermo Cabrera Infante

A good metaphor is something even the police should keep an eye on.

— Georg C. Lichtenberg

A good title holds magic, some cognitive dissonance, a little grit between the teeth, but above all it is the jumping-off place into wonder.

— Barbara Kingsolver

A good metaphor can make any bad idea sound good.

— Scott Adams