Quotes by Story Throughout my career, when I was finished with the drawing for one film I would go up to the story department and help develop sequences. Sometimes these were for scenes that I would animate later on. Marc Davis helpstorydrawingsometimes The closer a horror story gets to the truth of things, the more affective it is going to be. Paul G. Tremblay storythingshorrortruth A large part of the appeal of this novel when I was lucky enough to stumble across the story idea for 'A Head Full of Ghosts' was that I'd finally be writing a horror novel. In a lot of ways, the book is both my criticism of and love letter to horror. Paul G. Tremblay storywritinglovebook There's no objective reason anyone can point to that proves a horror story is innately inferior or that it's doomed to fail as a work of art because of it being horror. Anyone saying otherwise is being intellectually dishonest. Paul G. Tremblay sayingstoryworkart My story is just my story, and it's not nearly as traumatic as some. Paul Dini nearlysomestoryjust It's certainly a cliche to remark that a nonfiction book 'reads just like a novel,' but in the case of Jonathan Eig's 'The Birth of the Pill,' I have no other recourse, since his narrative is full of larger-than-life characters sharply limned and embarked on fascinating doings, their story told in sprightly visual fashion. Paul Di Filippo storybirthfashionbook If he is a ghost, then it's very disappointing for me, because he is banished in the story, and that could mean that he won't be coming back, and that would be terrible, wouldn't it? Paul Darrow storybackmemean B.I.G. was like the Alfred Hitchcock of rap. Like, this dude's story form was so nuts. Mannie Fresh storylikerapnuts I have argued that the Soviet story is one of the interaction of speculative excess or utopian aspirations with refractory reality. Paul Craig Roberts storysovietinteractionreality Whenever I have tried to write for other people, that's when my writing has failed, when nobody wanted to read it or buy it. But it's only when I've been able to write a story that makes me excited, only then have other people wanted to read it. Patrick Ness nobodystorymepeople It's really important to me not to be a snob about age division or about genre or whatever. The story needs to be what the story needs to be. Patrick Ness storymeimportantage I like writers who seem to write because they have to. You get the feeling of this burning desire to tell a story. I find it in Peter Carey, Nicola Barker, Ali Smith and David Foster Wallace. Patrick Ness storyfeelingyoudesire So I'll write it, and then I'll find out that I actually wrote something that is utterly useless. You can't use it in the story and it doesn't fit. So I just throw it away. I've done that countless times. Jack Vance storyyouuselessdone For kids, multitasking electronically is common. But they are totally focused. You can tell a good story, and they listen. Patrick Carman storygoodyoufocused There are so many ways to tell a story. With multiplatform books, we are reimagining what literacy can be. Patrick Carman booksstorytellliteracy My job as an author is to tell the story in the best way possible, to make it flow seamlessly and get the reader to keep turning the page. Patrick Carman storybestjobway My dad likes to recite the story of 'Pablo the Donkey' before dinner to teach us the real meaning of Christmas. Every year, it's the same; every year, we cringe! Mallory Jansen storydinnerdadchristmas Someone like Boris Johnson is reluctant to answer questions about ambition because then the story becomes all about his ambition. Sure, he's got ambition - that's no secret at all. But also, he's very strongly motivated to try to get the kind of Brexit he believes in. Laura Kuenssberg brexitstorysomeoneambition Every person you meet has a story. Laura Lippman meetpersonstoryyou We try to be driven by what's a good story, what's truthful, and the drama of what happens next. Laura Innes storytrygooddrama«3435363738394041424344»
