Jean Hanff Korelitz Quotes

Both types of books - fiction and nonfiction - are a search for story. As a writer and a reader, there's nothing I crave more than a good story!

For me, it's always about what's on the page. I have tremendous respect for writing. When you recognize good writing, and you're lucky enough to get it, like with 'Lost,' that's what I follow.

Basically, all novelists should want to tell a story, and if they don't want to, they shouldn't be novelists. I think story-telling is important and underrated.

A good novel is worth more then the best scientific study.

I've just always been very interested in story above all.

I'm a fan of creative writing and telling stories.

The story is the only thing that's important. Everything else will take care of itself. It's like what bowlers say. You hear writers talk about character or theme or mood or mode or tense or person. But bowlers say, if you make the spares, the strikes will take care of themselves. If you can tell a story, everything else becomes possible. But without story, nothing is possible, because nobody wants to hear about your sensitive characters if there's nothing happening in the story. And the same is true with mood. Story is the only thing that's important.

I'm excited to bring my characters to life in book form.

If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending.

I love stories - devising them, writing them, reading them, watching them, being a part of them.

Everyone seems quite good at stories and making them up.

A good novel doesn't just transcend the boundaries of its target market - it knows nothing about target markets.

I am influenced by books which don't have their eye on the endgame, but which try to be entertaining on each and every page.

I write for the same reason I read: to find out what's going to happen.

I've tried to tell a story. For me, it is the best one.

Fundamentally, I think of myself as a storyteller, not a writer.

No, the thing is, we all love storytelling, and as a writer you get to tell stories all the time.

You'll work hard to create characters that are compelling and unforgettable. But in the end, it's the story that matters.

I got into writing because books and stories were always a big part of my life. I loved listening to them and then reading them, and I loved making them up.

I'm first and foremost interested in the story, the characters.

Storytelling and elegant style don't always go hand in hand.

Fiction will always be my greatest love, with poetry close behind.

Good storytelling appeals to me - good writing.

I think I'm always drawn to a good story.

Any story that I can consider worth telling is one that you could tell in words.