Quotes of: Interesting-stories Keyword

The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering - that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good.

L. Sprague de Camp

Character is always my driving force. And to tell a good story and to provide an entertaining read.

Monica Ali

I can relate to historical characters or imaginary ones. It doesn't matter if a story takes place in the future or in the present, as long as the story is compelling.

Eric Stoltz

I always have a funny story at communion time that underscores that no one is perfect, and that communion is not for perfect people but for hungry people.

Greg Boyle

I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.

Barry Bonds

I don't claim to have led a saintly life. There have been a lot of one-sided love stories in my life.

Karan Johar

There are so many stories about boys becoming heroes, learning their powers and becoming incredibly heroic. There have to be those stories for girls, too.

Cassandra Clare

I got a Super 8 camera when I was eight years old, and I just wanted to tell stories - I love telling stories.

Brett Ratner

'Warm Bodies' is a love story: a zombie-human being love story. And people are comparing it to 'Twilight,' but I think it's three times better. It has a comedic twist to it as well.

Cory Hardrict

A love story, at least a convincing one, requires three elements - the lover, the beloved, and the adventures they have together.

Jane Smiley

I think a story should take as long to tell as it is appropriate to that particular story.

Frank Darabont

The story itself should force its moral upon you. You find out what the moral is by writing the story.

C.S. Lewis

If you want somebody to tell you a story, one of the most easiest and effective ways is if you're telling them a story.

Ira Glass

I find that short stories are almost like palate cleansers or brain cleansers.

Jami Attenberg

Every poker player, like every fisherman, needs to have a story in a box, and most poker stories are completely uninteresting.

Jason Alexander

The way to tell a really big story, I think, is to tell a really small story.

Bruce Feiler

Nobody is a villain in their own story. We're all the heroes of our own stories.

George R. R. Martin

I'm not someone who is driven by big external stories. I like big emotional stories.

Julianne Moore

A good story should provoke discussion, debate, argument...and the occasional bar fight.

J. Michael Strazynski

I listened to a lot of stories when I was a kid. My mother told me stories, and I loved them.

John D. Voelker

You cannot get PTSD from reading a book or from hearing a story, even repeated stories over and over.

Dale Archer