I write short stories, and I wrote a play.
Rita Dove
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
Growing up, in my under-15 days I used to be a wicketkeeper, and that carried on till I was 17. Then I started focusing on my batting and moved on. I... →
Rahul Dravid
I've lived three lifetimes in my short time.
Fran Drescher
Poe's saying that a long poem is a sequence of short ones is perfectly just.
John Drinkwater
Film scores are often based on short themes, and it helps if you've got some way of developing these themes and making them sometimes last 4... →
Anne Dudley
I write quite a lot of sonnets, and I think of them almost as prayers: short and memorable, something you can recite.
Carol Ann Duffy
As homeowners see the value of their homes decline, they become more likely to delay purchases of the big items - like automobiles, electronics and... →
Charles Duhigg
There are, I'm depressed to say, many classics I have not yet read and will probably never get around to, though I will not stop short of... →
Glen Duncan
Fiction came quite a while later. I began with short stories and fiction for children.
Helen Dunmore