#stories

God, newspapers have been making up stories forever. This kind of trifling and fooling around is not a function of the New Journalism. ↗

— Tom Wolfe

#been #fooling #forever #function #god

The newspaper is, in fact, very bad for one's prose style. That's why I gravitated towards feature stories where you get a little more leeway in the writing style. ↗

— Tom Wolfe

#fact #feature #get #gravitated #i

Like so many writers I started writing stories because I didn't have much time for anything else. ↗

— Tobias Wolff

#because #else #i #like #many

There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off. ↗

— Tobias Wolff

#certain things #joy #off #pull #reward

I hope before I am getting too old and when my mind is still functioning, I can tell some better stories. ↗

— Zhang Yimou

#before #better #functioning #getting #hope

I have always been drawn to coming-of-age stories and books and movies featuring compelling young characters. ↗

— Emily Giffin

#been #books #characters #compelling #drawn

We heard stories about fakery and decoys at revivals. I never personally saw any trickery. ↗

— Kathie Lee Gifford

#any #heard #i #never #personally

The last copy of the Chicago Daily News I picked up had three crime stories on its front page. But by comparison to the gaudy days, this is small-time stuff. Chicago is as full of crooks as a saw with teeth, but the era when they ruled the city is gone forever. ↗

— John Gunther

#city #comparison #copy #crime #crooks

I write because something inner and unconscious forces me to. That is the first compulsion. The second is one of ethical and moral duty. I feel responsible to tell stories that inspire readers to consider more deeply who they are. ↗

— David Guterson

#compulsion #consider #deeply #duty #ethical

Tarot is just stories on cards. ↗

— Erin Morgenstern

#just #stories #tarot