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A story begins and it always passes from the subjunctive to the declarative. And Italians don't seem to care about making a fine distinction between that which is speculation and that which is fact.

A story begins and it always passes from the subjunctive to the declarative. And Italians don't seem to care about making a fine distinction between that which is speculation and that which is fact.

Donna Leon

A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst possible turn.

A story has been thought through to the end when it has taken the worst possible turn.

Friedrich Durrenmatt

A story in Asimov's is read by hundreds of thousands of people.

A story in Asimov's is read by hundreds of thousands of people.

Greg Egan

A story in your head isn't a story. It's just a daydream until you actually write it down. So write it down.

A story in your head isn't a story. It's just a daydream until you actually write it down. So write it down.

Andy Weir

A story invites both writer and reader into a kind of superficial ease: we want to slide along, pleasingly entertained, lost in the fictional dream.

A story invites both writer and reader into a kind of superficial ease: we want to slide along, pleasingly entertained, lost in the fictional dream.

Steven Erikson

A story is a story is a story. The only difference is in the techniques you bring to bear. There are always limitations on what you can and can't do. But I enjoy that. Just like when you write a sonnet or haiku, there are rules you have to abide by. And to me, playing within the rules is the fun part. It keeps the brain fresh.

J. Michael Straczynski

A story is built on characters and reasons.

A story is built on characters and reasons.

Steven Amsterdam

A story is how we construct our experiences.

A story is how we construct our experiences.

Doris Lessing

A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn.

A story is not finished, until it took the worst turn.

Friedrich Durrenmatt

A story is open-ended. A story invites you into it to make your own meaning.

A story is open-ended. A story invites you into it to make your own meaning.

Katherine Paterson

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