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I really love sort of classical cinema where people were telling stories with very little dialogue, and people were using the camera in a really interesting way Picture Quote #1

It’s probably why I’m a short story writer. I tend to remember things in the past in narrative form, in story form, and I grew up around people who told stories all the time Picture Quote #1

Like so many writers I started writing stories because I didn’t have much time for anything else Picture Quote #1

There’s a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off Picture Quote #1

You have to be kind of clued into them, they are a world of their own, and most people find them disappointing because the best short stories are not constructed like novels Picture Quote #1

I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories Picture Quote #1

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Actually, after while, finding the ideas is the easy part. Sorting them through and turning them into stories, now, that’s the hard work Picture Quote #1

With the destruction of history, contemporary events themselves retreat into a remote and fabulous realm of unverifiable stories, uncheckable statistics, unlikely explanations and untenable reasoning Picture Quote #1

Reusing pieces of code is like picking off sentences from other people’s stories and trying to make a magazine article Picture Quote #1

People who rarely read long books, or even short stories, still appreciate the greatest examples of the shortest literary genres. I have long been fascinated by these short genres. They seem to lie just where my heart is, somewhere between literature and philosophy Picture Quote #1

A novel is what you call something that won’t sell if you call it poems or short stories Picture Quote #1

Our lives preserved. How it was; and how it be. Passing it along in the relay. That is what I work to do: to produce stories that save our lives Picture Quote #1

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Am I like the optimist who, while falling ten stories from a building, says at each story, I’m all right so far? Picture Quote #1

One cannot make up stories; one can only retell in new ways the stories one has already heard Picture Quote #1

Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening for them is something more acute than listening to them Picture Quote #1

Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact Picture Quote #1

Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion Picture Quote #1

I never know what’s going to happen or what opportunities are going to be given to me. I’ve found with the opportunities that I’ve been given have made it possible for me to explore different characters and exciting stories Picture Quote #1

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I’m used to writing stories with a beginning a middle and an end in four minutes Picture Quote #1

People like scary stories. There’s a fascination with fear themes, and we want to face those things in a weird, subconscious way Picture Quote #1

When there’s so much left to do, why spend your time focusing on things you’ve already done, counting trophies or telling stories about the good old days? Picture Quote #1

I think there’s a natural link between the fact that our self is a story that we make up and that we’re drawn to stories. It resonates, in a way Picture Quote #1

I do think that even with entertainment and telling stories, people in the entertainment industry have such a beautiful position in the world to speak about things that they’re passionate about in a way that can grab people more than just sitting and telling someone about something, because you can show it visually Picture Quote #1

I want to do some fiction writing, I’ve had some pretty good luck with short stories, I’d like to do a couple of larger things Picture Quote #1

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I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I’m trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level Picture Quote #1

The trend today is vampires, zombies, angels, all the stuff that puts me right to sleep. It’s too bad because it’s so much less interesting than the diversity of stories you can tell with science Picture Quote #1

I don’t like two stories. I like one story. I never grew up with stairs. I like to stick to what I know Picture Quote #1

I’m attracted to stories that excite my imagination, stories that, as I’m reading the script, I feel it, I can see it, I can hear the characters. I’m attracted to characters that are real, that tap into something inside me that I haven’t explored yet Picture Quote #1

Shakespeare’s stories are still very strong. He structured fantastic stories about things that were fundamental to the human being and psyche Picture Quote #1

Stories aren’t the beauty of what did happen. They’re the beauty of what could happen Picture Quote #1

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I really love sort of classical cinema where people were telling stories with very little dialogue, and people were using the camera in a really interesting way (Stories Quotes) It’s probably why I’m a short story writer. I tend to remember things in the past in narrative form, in story form, and I grew up around people who told stories all the time (Stories Quotes) Like so many writers I started writing stories because I didn’t have much time for anything else (Stories Quotes) There’s a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off (Stories Quotes) You have to be kind of clued into them, they are a world of their own, and most people find them disappointing because the best short stories are not constructed like novels (Stories Quotes) I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories (Stories Quotes) Actually, after while, finding the ideas is the easy part. Sorting them through and turning them into stories, now, that’s the hard work (Stories Quotes) With the destruction of history, contemporary events themselves retreat into a remote and fabulous realm of unverifiable stories, uncheckable statistics, unlikely explanations and untenable reasoning (Stories Quotes) Reusing pieces of code is like picking off sentences from other people’s stories and trying to make a magazine article (Stories Quotes) People who rarely read long books, or even short stories, still appreciate the greatest examples of the shortest literary genres. I have long been fascinated by these short genres. They seem to lie just where my heart is, somewhere between literature and philosophy (Stories Quotes) A novel is what you call something that won’t sell if you call it poems or short stories (Stories Quotes) Our lives preserved. How it was; and how it be. Passing it along in the relay. That is what I work to do: to produce stories that save our lives (Stories Quotes) Am I like the optimist who, while falling ten stories from a building, says at each story, I’m all right so far? (Stories Quotes) One cannot make up stories; one can only retell in new ways the stories one has already heard (Stories Quotes) Long before I wrote stories, I listened for stories. Listening for them is something more acute than listening to them (Stories Quotes) Stories are the creative conversion of life itself into a more powerful, clearer, more meaningful experience. They are the currency of human contact (Stories Quotes) Everything is held together with stories. That is all that is holding us together, stories and compassion (Stories Quotes) I never know what’s going to happen or what opportunities are going to be given to me. I’ve found with the opportunities that I’ve been given have made it possible for me to explore different characters and exciting stories (Stories Quotes) I’m used to writing stories with a beginning a middle and an end in four minutes (Stories Quotes) People like scary stories. There’s a fascination with fear themes, and we want to face those things in a weird, subconscious way (Stories Quotes) When there’s so much left to do, why spend your time focusing on things you’ve already done, counting trophies or telling stories about the good old days? (Stories Quotes) I think there’s a natural link between the fact that our self is a story that we make up and that we’re drawn to stories. It resonates, in a way (Stories Quotes) I do think that even with entertainment and telling stories, people in the entertainment industry have such a beautiful position in the world to speak about things that they’re passionate about in a way that can grab people more than just sitting and telling someone about something, because you can show it visually (Stories Quotes) I want to do some fiction writing, I’ve had some pretty good luck with short stories, I’d like to do a couple of larger things (Stories Quotes) I think that art is still a site for resistance and for the telling of various stories, for validating certain subjectivities we normally overlook. I’m trying to be affective, to suggest changes, and to resist what I feel are the tyrannies of social life on a certain level (Stories Quotes) The trend today is vampires, zombies, angels, all the stuff that puts me right to sleep. It’s too bad because it’s so much less interesting than the diversity of stories you can tell with science (Stories Quotes) I don’t like two stories. I like one story. I never grew up with stairs. I like to stick to what I know (Stories Quotes) I’m attracted to stories that excite my imagination, stories that, as I’m reading the script, I feel it, I can see it, I can hear the characters. I’m attracted to characters that are real, that tap into something inside me that I haven’t explored yet (Stories Quotes) Shakespeare’s stories are still very strong. He structured fantastic stories about things that were fundamental to the human being and psyche (Stories Quotes) Stories aren’t the beauty of what did happen. They’re the beauty of what could happen (Stories Quotes)

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