I don't have a plan for a story when I sit down to write. I would get quite bored carrying it out.
Michael Ondaatje
I tend not to know what the plot is or the story is or even the theme. Those things come later, for me.
It's a responsibility of the writer to get the reader out of the story somehow.
It's a discovery of a story when I write a book, a case of inching ahead on each page and discovering what's beyond in the darkness, beyond... →
'Deity' will be a compelling and exciting thriller with complex and interesting characters. A neo-realistic style to story and images will... →
Niels Arden Oplev
To me, British fashion has a story. It has history, and I feel it's very much about our culture.
Rita Ora
Studios, to cut through the clutter, want recognisable titles. But that does not excuse you, as a writer, from having an original story.
Roberto Orci
The genius of a folk melody or story is not the feeling that it's original but quite the opposite - the feeling that it has existed all along.
Susan Orlean
People say I have my own Cinderella story, and in a way, I guess I do.
Laura Osnes
Based on my own experience, when you're going through adolescence you don't know how the world works. You can't set a story in the world... →
Patton Oswalt