4161 Story Quotes for You to Enjoy

Any story that I can consider worth telling is one that you could tell in words. Ira Glass

You Words Worth Consider Tell Telling Could Any Story

I always hope that people feel less alone when they see a movie that I make. That some part of the story played out on the big screen will resonate for individuals in the audience in a way that gives them comfort. Ira Sachs

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The greatest compliment a writer can be given is that a story and character hold a reader spellbound. I'm caught up in the story writing and I miss a good deal of sleep thinking about it and working out the plot points. Iris Johansen

There's nothing more liberating about starting with something that is not written. You pretty much create the history of that character and that character's life story. IronE Singleton

Life Character History You Nothing Liberating Pretty About Something More Life Story Written The History Of Story Create Much Starting

The idea is not enough. And the most annoying thing for me as a writer is that people will come up to me and say, 'Hey, I've got a great idea for a book. I'm not a writer, but I've got a great story.' Irvine Welsh

Great Me Book People Will Enough Hey Say Great Idea Writer Idea Great Story Come Most Annoying Got Up Story Thing

The biographical novel is a true and documented story of one human being's journey across the face of the years, transmuted from the raw material of life into the delight and purity of an authentic art form. Irving Stone

Strange story about Degas. He hated women, didn't want to be with them. Yet he spent much of his life painting them. He had seen his father maltreat his mother, must have had a deep fear that he'd do the same thing. Irving Stone

A good writer is basically a story teller, not a scholar or a redeemer of mankind. Isaac Bashevis Singer

Good Teller Writer Scholar Good Writer Redeemer Story Mankind Basically

I never try to convey a message, I just want to tell a story. Why that story in particular? I have no idea, but I have learned to surrender to the muse. I become obsessed with a theme or with certain stories; they haunt me for years, and finally, I write them. Isabel Allende

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I was a lousy journalist. I could never be objective. Sometimes I invented the whole story. Isabel Allende

Sometimes Journalist Objective Invented Could Never Lousy Story Whole

I try to let go of the intellect and just tell the story. I only read the page I have in front of me on the screen. Then when the whole story is told, I print it, wait a week and read it. Isabel Allende

Me Wait Try Tell Only Week Read Print Go Intellect Front Just Screen Story Then Page Whole Let Go

It was a long time ago: 'Angela's Ashes' by Frank McCourt. It was a great story that was lasting, and I loved it so much. I also love Nora Ephron. I gobble up everything she writes. Also, I love Anthony Bourdain, very irreverent and funny. Isabel Gillies

I really love the story in 'Twilight.' Isabelle Fuhrman

Love Story Really Twilight

'Dhadak' has its own individuality and a story that deserves to be told to a larger audience. Ishaan Khatter

Own Individuality Audience Story Larger Deserves

I always encourage other people to share a story and voices. That is so important. Iskra Lawrence

People Important Other Voices Share Always Encourage Story

I have never written a play, a story, a poem, or my one film - anything - unless something was troubling me enough, wrecking me, in fact, to drive me back into the absurdity of writing. I do not enjoy writing. Israel Horovitz

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'Must Feed and Water' is a love story told from the point of view of 'Love' as a character. Italia Ricci

Love Character Water Love Story Must Point Point Of View Feed Story View

Whatever you do in life, there's content and form; only those two put together create special meaning of a great work of art or great interpretation of music or a great story that you tell. Itay Talgam

Life Work Music Art Great You Together Whatever Interpretation Those Tell Only Put Great Story Great Work Content Form Story Meaning Meaning Of Create Special Two

I hope that my story, I hope that my life is... an encouragement for people, especially in Brooklyn. I feel humbled and blessed. Iyanla Vanzant

Life Hope People My Life Blessed Encouragement Brooklyn Feel Story Humbled

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