I am very interested in human-interest stories emerging from modern India. I get my inspiration and daily dose by reading the 'Hindustan Times.' Vikas Swarup
As a Punjabi, you only have to look at your own family's past to find horror stories about arranged marriages and brutality. Karan Mahajan
Everybody's got a different way of telling a story - and has different stories to tell. Keith Richards
I can't change the past, and I don't think I would. I don't expect to be understood. I like what I've written, the stories and two novels. If I had to give up what I've written in order to be clear of this disease, I wouldn't do it. Harold Brodkey
If I just did music, I might go insane. I need words; I need stories. And it's the same the other way around. Natalia Tena
I'm afraid there are no magical tips. There is no secret. Writing is all about telling stories as well as you can. Debi Gliori
When we watch stories, we learn empathy, we learn compassion, and hopefully we achieve some sort of understanding. Gavin Hood
You can't go wrong with major life and death stories when it comes to a competition, so I thought I'd have a go at writing one. Michael Winter
I'm not great at bedtime stories. Bedtime stories are supposed to put the kid to sleep. My kid gets riled up and then my wife has to come in and go, 'All right! Get out of the room.' Adam Sandler
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