One morning I shot an elephant in my pajamas. How he got into my pajamas I'll never know.
Groucho MarxNo, it's not a very good story - its author was too busy listening to other voices to listen as closely as he should have to the one coming from inside.
Stephen KingNever trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.
David Herbert LawrenceWhen I see a story I ask: is this something I'd like to be in? Is this something I'd like to see? And if I'd like to see it would I like to tell it?
Clint EastwoodYes, in all my research the greatest leaders looked inward and were able to tell a good story with authenticity and passion.
Deepak ChopraWriting is truly a creative art - putting word to a blank piece of paper and ending up with a full-fledged story, rife with character and plot.
William ShatnerAll men are children and of one family. The same tale sends them all to bed and wakes them in the morning.
Henry David ThoreauA story to me means a plot where there is some surprise. Because that is how life is - full of surprises.
Isaac Bashevis SingerI used to take my short stories to girls' homes and read them to them. Can you imagine the reaction, reading a short story to a girl instead of pawing her?
Ray BradburyThe history of men's opposition to women's emancipation is more interesting perhaps than the story of that emancipation itself.
Virginia Woolf