A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it. Votes: 4
Edgar Allan PoeFind the key emotion; this may be all you need know to find your short story. Votes: 4
F. Scott FitzgeraldEverything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to be really of the first order. Votes: 4
Tobias WolffI think the short story is a very underrated art form. We know that novels deserve respect. Votes: 2
Neil GaimanYou can write a short story in two hours. Two hours a day, you have a novel in a year. Votes: 2
Ray BradburyA short story is. . .frequently the celebration of character at bursting point. Votes: 0
V. S. PritchettShort films really helped me develop as a story teller, animator, and as a director. Votes: 0
John LasseterOne of the last courses I taught was on the Russian short story, which I love. Votes: 0
Tobias WolffChekhov - shall I be blunt? - is the greatest short story writer who ever lived. Votes: 0
George SaundersIf you're short on time, that would be the two-word version of our story: we fell. Votes: 0
Karen RussellThe story of the human race is the story of men and women selling themselves short. Votes: 0
Abraham MaslowI was a tremendous fan of the original Kenneth Grahame short story, 'The Reluctant Dragon.' Votes: 0
Tony DiTerlizziToday, Angelina Jolie met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Long story short: She adopted him. Votes: 0
Conan O'BrienThe novel [The Kite Runner] came about as an expansion of that original, unpublished short story. Votes: 0
Khaled HosseiniTom Kealey might be my favorite short story writer and this astonishing collection is long overdue. Votes: 0
Stephen ElliottWrite a short story every week. It's not possible to write 52 bad short stories in a row. Votes: 0
Ray BradburyNot that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short. Votes: 0
Henry David ThoreauI usually grow sick of my short-story characters and think, 'I never want to see you again.' Votes: 0
Lorrie MooreIn Mosca's experience, a âlong story' was always a short story someone did not want to tell. Votes: 0
Frances HardingeRead a short story every day. By the end of the week you would have read volumes of stories. Votes: 0
Lailah Gifty AkitaYou can write a short story in two hours. Two hours a day, you have a novel in a year Votes: 0
Ray BradburyDo three things each night before you go to bed: read a poem, read a short story, read an essay. Votes: 0
Ray BradburyIn a rough way the short story writer is to the novelist as a cabinetmaker is to a house carpenter. Votes: 0
Annie ProulxWhile there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story. Votes: 0
Jeffrey ArcherWouldn't it be kinder to say that a lie is a short work of fiction? 'A story' as my daughter says? Votes: 0
Helen McCloyI have some other novels I want to write. I have a lot of short stories - I love the short story. Votes: 0
George R. R. Martin