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Short Stories Quotes (page 5)

Herman Melville (August 1, 1819? September 28, 1891) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, and poet. His earliest novels were bestsellers, but his popularity declined later in his life. By the time of his death he had virtually been forgotten, but his longest novel, Moby-Dick? largely considered a failure during his lifetime, and responsible for Melville's drop in popularity? was rediscovered in the 20th century as a literary masterpiece. Source: Wikipedia Herman Melville
I consider anybody a twerp who hasn't read the greatest American short story, which is 'Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge,' by Ambrose Bierce. Kurt Vonnegut
George Murray quote: "I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel..."
I still write the occasional short story, and poked at a novel once, but it's just not what I want to do. George Murray
I want the reader to feel something is astonishing. Not the 'what happens,' but the way everything happens. These long short story fictions do that best, for me. Alice Munro
I'm not a writer. I think I can write short stories and poetry, but film writing, brilliant film writing, is a talent - you can't just do it like that. Samantha Morton
Judith Guest quote: "I am also working on a couple of short stories for..."
I am also working on a couple of short stories for anthologies. This is new to me and I'm enjoying it. Judith Guest
The short story is still like the novel's wayward younger brother, we know that it's not respectable - but I think that can also add to the glory of it. Neil Gaiman
Like some kind of particularly tenacious vampire the short story refuses to die, and seems at this point in time to be a wonderful length for our generation. Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman quote: "I think the short story is a very underrated art form. We know..."
I think the short story is a very underrated art form. We know that novels deserve respect. Neil Gaiman
I have a musical called Goodbye and Good Luck, based on a Grace Paley short story. I also have King Island Christmas, and there are 20 different productions of it this year. David Friedman
Helen Dunmore quote: "Fiction came quite a while later. I began with short stories..."
Fiction came quite a while later. I began with short stories and fiction for children. Helen Dunmore
I write short stories when a little idea occurs to me, that I know isn't a part of a novel that will stand by itself and should be concentrated. Roddy Doyle
Rita Dove quote: "I write short stories, and I wrote a play."
I write short stories, and I wrote a play. Rita Dove
All of my problems are rather complicated - I need an entire novel to deal with them, not a short story or a movie. It's like a personal therapy. Manuel Puig
I find it satisfying and intellectually stimulating to work with the intensity, brevity, balance and word play of the short story. Annie Proulx

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