The short story seems like the best of all possible worlds. I do feel it is closer to writing poetry than to writing a novel, with its requirements of concentration and economy. – James Lasdun
I am also working on a couple of short stories for anthologies. This is new to me and I’m enjoying it. – Judith Guest
Forget the image, forget the ensemble, forget the rumours, forget the short skirts, the big hair, whatever! I owe this to the fans and I will never forget you so I want to accept this award on behalf of all of you. – Mariah Carey
In short, all things that please the natural man in this world, are, to a true Christian, only so many crosses and temptations, allurements of sin and snares of death, that continually exercise his virtue. – Johann Arndt
But at the same time, I have trouble keeping things out of books, which is why I don’t write short stories because they turn into novels. – Jonathan Coe
Oh, I love to read more than anything. I always love the ‘New Stories From the South’ anthologies – I think it’s the best short fiction collection anywhere, just filled with treasures. – Lucy Alibar
It is true that short forms of poetry have been cultivated in the Far East more than in modern Europe; but in all European literature short forms of poetry are to be found – indeed quite as short as anything in Japanese. – Lafcadio Hearn
I think my blog is fairly circumspect and elliptical. I’ve written personal essays, but they are short and to the point: in and out, and that’s that. – Kate Christensen
I bought a selection of short, romantic fiction novels, studied them, decided that I had found a formula and then wrote a book that I figured was the perfect story. Thank goodness it was rejected. – Louise Brown
Short waves will be generally used in the kitchen for roasting and baking, almost instantaneously. – Lee De Forest
You realize that you can’t win ’em all. You try to win ’em all; you get frustrated, but you gotta have a short fuse either way. Success in the NFL is just as deadly as allowing yourself to kinda wallow in sorrow. It works both ways. – Jon Beason
I don’t think I was anything short of ecstatic when I found out ‘It’s Kind of a Funny Story’ would be premiering in Toronto. – Keir Gilchrist
Everyone assumes that novelists are smarter and more interesting. They’re generally smarter and more interesting, but they’re often very short. So it kind of cancels all the smart and interesting stuff out. – Liev Schreiber
The short English miles are delightful for walking. You are always pleased to find, every now and then, in how short a time you have walked a mile, though, no doubt, a mile is everywhere a mile, I walk but a moderate pace, and can accomplish four English miles in an hour. – Karl Philipp Moritz
The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art. – Joyce Maynard
Thus far, I’ve devoted my entire career to publishing genre short fiction, but I now look forward to applying that same level of curation to finding the best new novels and new authors. – John Joseph Adams
I just don’t want to watch TV, and I know that life is short. I feel like I couldn’t do all the things I wanted to do if I had several lifetimes to do them in. – Kyp Malone
As a reader, I have a very short attention span and a low tolerance for boredom, and I find that comes in handy with my writing. If I get bored writing something, I pity the people who will then try to read it. – John Scalzi
The public is very forgiving. So we’re not trying to obtain some level of perfection that can’t be obtained. But if you’re straightforward and honest and your constituents trust you, they’ll help you get through the times when you fall short. – John Shimkus
I had been writing for the ‘Late Show’ for about four years when I started writing short stories. I had a blast writing the stories because I was writing in a voice more my own, as opposed to a man’s. HBO ended up buying four of them. I think that had a direct impact on my decision to write a book. – Jill Davis
I didn’t have money to eat when I was 21. When I was short on cash, I would sometimes scam food from fast food places. I’d go into fast food chains and pretend I was from a movie studio, tell them they didn’t send us the right order and demand they fix it. I’ve tried to make that right whenever I could. – Jim Parrack
Live honestly to a higher note. Life is too short. So, do the best you can and live your life to a higher note. – Kimora Lee Simmons
I tried painting for a short time and realized that I was not a child prodigy at painting. – Kim Weston
I write as a matter of need – seven books and God knows how many short stories before anyone published me. – Jonathan Evison
Short, successful military adventures are as effective as the Super Bowl in diverting people’s attention from unpleasant truths. – John Stockwell
I always felt that I came up short in the education department, but I’ve come to the conclusion that we all get an education. – Michael J. Fox
I was such a tomboy. I had absolutely no bosom, and I wore my hair really short – shaved, like a boy. – Lou Doillon
Oh, I’m not a true genius. I’m a near genius. I would say I’m a short genius. I’d rather be tall and normal than a short genius. – Mel Brooks
