Story Quotes
There is no idea so stupid or hackneyed that a sufficiently-talented writer can't get a good story out of it.
In writing a series of stories about the same characters, plan the whole series in advance in some detail, to avoid contradictions and inconsistencies.
The story of my life is about back entrances, side doors, secret elevators and other ways of getting in and out of places so that people won't bother me.
You can't tell a good story without conflict - the story can't be beautiful or meaningful. We're taught to run from conflict, and it's robbing us of some really good stories.
Don't mistake a good setup for a satisfying conclusion - many beginning writers end their stories when the real story is just ready to begin.
You can take a handful of dollars, a good story, and people with passion and make a movie that will stand up against any $70 million movie.
Myth is much more important and true than history. History is just journalism and you know how reliable that is.
The trouble with telling a good story is that it invariably reminds the other fellow of a dull one.
Life is like a B-picture script! It is that corny. If I had my life story offered to me to film, I'd turn it down.
I close my eyes to indulge and reminisce of a sunset that never existed.
If you remain static and wait for success to come to you it will certainly not happen.
That's what we storytellers do. We restore order with imagination. We instill hope again and again and again.
I would really hope this would make people see the short story as an important art, not just something you played around with until you got a novel.
Invest your energy in the things you can control.
All the great legends are Templates for human behavior. I would define a myth as a story that has survived.
One has to look at my life story to see what I've done. I've paid a heavy price that many people don't realize.
Writing a poem is like having an affair, a one-night stand; a short story is a romance, a relationship; a novel is a marriage-one has to be cunning, devise compromises, and make sacrifices.
True education is a kind of never ending story — a matter of continual beginnings, of habitual fresh starts, of persistent newness.
There is no luck in life, everything happens for a reason. Every little thing that you do... leads up to a bigger thing. And that's the story of my life.
Nobody is the author or producer of his own life story ... somebody began it and is its subject in the twofold sense, namely, its actor and sufferer ... but nobody is the author.
I'll give you the whole secret to short story writing. Here it is. Rule 1: Write stories that please yourself. There is no Rule 2.
There are lives I can imagine without children but none of them have the same laughter & noise.
Green Eggs and Ham was the story of my life. I wouldn't eat a thing when I was a kid, but Dr. Seuss inspired me to try cauliflower!
...What happens is of little significance compared with the stories we tell ourselves about what happens. Events matter little, only stories of events affect us.
The whole life story of Jesus, on the human side, is the life story of One who lived by faith.
The street and me is a love story. 1971 is a great date because, finally, fashion took to the street.
To see that your life is a story while you're in the middle of living it may be a help to living it well.
The work itself has a complete circle of meaning and counterpoint. And without your involvement as a viewer, there is no story.
The Story of My Life is drinking cups of tea, eating coco pops and playing Playstation.
The modern story begun, one might say, with Edgar Allan Poe, which proceeds inexorably, like a machine destined to accomplish its mission with the maximum economy of means.
Stories are verbal acts of hospitality.
The first step to finding a God-written love story is handing the pen to the true Author of romance.
A short story is a love affair, a novel is a marriage. A short story is a photograph; a novel is a film.
A well-thought-out story doesn’t need to resemble real life. Life itself tries with all its might to resemble a well-crafted story.
Every time a champion makes a decision they have a chance to learn something new, regardless of the outcome.
The people and successes in your life mirror your beliefs.
The technology available for film-making now is incredible, but I am a big believer that it's all in the story.