Jeff Bezos Quotes

I think of myself as a storyteller.

For me, it's writing a book and telling people about this story.

I think of myself as a storyteller, and that is it.

It's really, always, the story and the characters that come first, and the other things are kind of dealt with in time or, in fact, driven by the story.

A novel is not a rant.

Fiction is a piece of truth that turns lies to meaning.

I don't think any good book is based on factual experience. Bad books are about things the writer already knew before he wrote them.

Novels are not about expressing yourself, they're about something beautiful, funny, clever and organic. Self-expression? Go and ring a bell in a yard if you want to express yourself.

Fiction is very important to me. It's what I do, it's what I do with my life.

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

I write both fiction and nonfiction. I begin my fiction with the main character. The story comes later.

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.

Fiction is about telling a good story, first and foremost. But of course, everything I'm interested in or angry about leaks into my writing, from art to violence against women.

I like to think of myself as a storyteller.

Writing is writing to me. I'm incapable of saying no to any writing job, so I've done everything - historical fiction, myths, fairy tales, anything that anybody expresses any interest in me writing, I'll write. It's the same reason I used to read as a child: I like going somewhere else and being someone else.

My novels are all ideas.

I think we think in terms of stories.

I'm more into describing a scenario and I move around in that scenario.

Storytelling is storytelling. Good stories need compelling characters and interesting conflicts. That's the bottom line no matter what medium you're writing for.

To me, the most important thing is to tell a good story. If I can do that, I think that enlightenment, respect of nature, etc. follows.

Whether it's fiction or nonfiction, writing takes me to another world.

I see myself as a story teller.

I'm always looking for a story.

Most fiction comes from your experience.