Quotes about Long Story

Life is too short for a long story. Votes: 2

Places are extremely important when writing a long story because place shapes a character. Votes: 2

To make a long story short, there's nothing like having a boss walk in. Votes: 2

I wanted to acknowledge that life goes on but that death goes on, too. A person who is dead is a long, long story. Votes: 2

The media is looking every season for a designer to tell a story. I have a long story I have to tell, continuing fluently year after year. Votes: 2

We constantly run lines together before every show too, and then there's a long, traditionally long, story to tell the audience every show. Today, we're doing it twice. Votes: 2

But long story short, I didn't start doing stand-up because I wanted to have a TV show or be an actor or even wanted to write sketch comedy. I got into stand-up because I love stand-up. Votes: 2

My father who in this case was an obsessive life-long storyteller, and by a very peculiar trick of my father's. My father would tell a very, very long story, and the punch line would be in Yiddish. Votes: 2

We busted a lot of family secrets with this. But to make a long story short, my parents relationship was built heavily on security issues for my Mom, and when my Dad couldn't provide security, the relationship unraveled. Votes: 2

That's what's so great about television. You're able to tell this long story, where you couldn't really do that in a film because you have to tell a story in an hour and a half or two hours. Votes: 2

If you were writing a short ghost story, I would say start very quietly and go, 'One, two, three jump.' Or start with a jump and make it jumpier. But with a long story, it must have rises and falls. Votes: 2

But to make a long story short, I decided that I was going to run, and I announced that I was going to run for president in Florida, I would be the favorite son from Florida, and that would stop Johnson and Kennedy from dividing up the state. Votes: 2

The first time I can remember thinking that I would like to be a writer came in sixth grade, when our teacher Mrs. Crandall gave us an extended period of time to write a long story. I loved doing it. I started working seriously at becoming a writer when I was seventeen. Votes: 2

However, people need to understand that it ain't that deep to try and convince people of what your persona is. You are who you are, and what you are will show in time. What you aren't can be hidden, but eventually it will come to light. Long story short: rappers should never take themselves too seriously. Votes: 2

In a long story like 'Weathercraft,' it becomes kind of convoluted. It can become perhaps difficult to remember what led up to whatever point you're at. I worried a little bit about people being able to keep the shape of the story in their heads while they were reading it, and not wonder how they got wherever they were. Votes: 2

Life is too short for a long story Votes: 0

No story that juicy was going to stay secret for long. Votes: 0

I cannot tell my story without reaching a long way back. Votes: 0

The Western, when I do one, will be one long, continuous story. Votes: 0

When one's work hides behind simple, process is kind of long story. Votes: 0

I think you should make movies as long as the story dictates. Votes: 0

The best way to make a long story short is to stop listening. Votes: 0

Don't think you haven't lived long enough to have a story to tell. Votes: 0

Hazel blinked. "Two gods had a horse for a kid?" "Long story. Votes: 0

And the story of love is a long sad tale ending in graves. Votes: 0

My story is so boring: Long Island Jewish parents take their daughters to Broadway. Votes: 0

As long as we don't die, this is gonna be one hell of a story. Votes: 0

This is my story, this is my song, praising my Saviour all the day long. Votes: 0

Shadow Hero' was my first superhero story. I don't know why it took so long. Votes: 0

I long to hear the story of your life, which must captivate the ear strangely. Votes: 0

But keep characters in propinquity long enough and a story will always develop a plot. Votes: 0

If I want a long boring story with no point to it, I have my life. Votes: 0

Tom Kealey might be my favorite short story writer and this astonishing collection is long overdue. Votes: 0

As long as there's one person to believe it, there's no story that can't be true. Votes: 0

Today, Angelina Jolie met with Pope Francis at the Vatican. Long story short: She adopted him. Votes: 0

I wanted to write a balls-to-the-wall supernatural horror story, something I haven't done in a long time. Votes: 0

So, what is my story? I don't know. It's long and twisted and not quite finished yet. Votes: 0

Alice Munro is a particular kind of short story writer in that she writes long, character-driven short stories. Votes: 0

When my oldest brother started acting. From there, I wanted to act myself. That's the long story short. Votes: 0

It's always a long goddamn story. Every time you ask anyone anything really important, it's a long story. Votes: 0

In Mosca's experience, a ‘long story' was always a short story someone did not want to tell. Votes: 0

The Garretts were my bedtime story, long before I ever thought I'd be part of the story myself." Votes: 0

It's purely and simply the unfair media.They want the story to stay alive as long as possible. Votes: 0

I think a story should take as long to tell as it is appropriate to that particular story. Votes: 0

Not that the story need be long, but it will take a long while to make it short. Votes: 0

My childhood wasn't very happy. It's a long, grim story about being a Jew in a small southern town. Votes: 0

To me, writing is fun. It doesn't matter what you're writing, as long as you can tell a story. Votes: 0

History is the long and tragic story of the fact that privileged groups seldom give up their privileges voluntarily. Votes: 0

She became a story, one I have mostly forgotten. One I can't end because she died a long time ago. Votes: 0

I first had a version of this at a Japanese monastery during a silent retreat-don't ask, it's a long story. Votes: 0

Sometimes that happens when people don't really know how long they're going to have to stretch their story out for. Votes: 0

Writing a short story is like having a short intense affair, whereas writing a novel is like a long rich marriage. Votes: 0

Defeated misery is what all sport is about, eventually, if you follow the story for long enough; all sportsmen know this. Votes: 0

First-person narrators can't die, so as long as we keep telling the story of our own lives we're safe. Ha bloody fucking Ha. Votes: 0

Some paint comes across directly onto the nervous system and other paint tells you the story in a long diatribe through the brain. Votes: 0

The truth is, if you're around long enough, you have a story about everyone. But it's best to keep your mouth shut sometimes. Votes: 0

A fortress built long ago,Walls made timeless by historic glory.The small girl in the boat slows,To listen to its story. Votes: 0

Tell the story you want to tell, and let it be as long as it needs to be. Worry about marketing it later. Votes: 0

Every new medium transforms the nature of human thought. In the long run, history is the story of information becoming aware of itself. Votes: 0

people who say its a long story, mean it's a stupid short one that they are too embarrassed and couldn't be bothered to tell Votes: 0

It's a luxury to be able to tell a long form story. I love novels, and I love to have a long relationship with characters. Votes: 0

Whatever's happening today, remember it is only ONE SCENE in a long movie. Don't treat it like it's the whole story. Keep writing the story. Votes: 0

The story is always in service to the characters, and is only as long or short, or neat or ragged as it needs to be. Votes: 0

You eat and sleep it all day long and play on the streets until mom calls you in. My story is no different than anybody else's. Votes: 0

American shows can go on for 20 years. I respond more to the British format. Three seasons is a long run for them to tell a story. Votes: 0

Long Gone is the type of book that should come with a warning. It’s a compulsively readable, highly addictive story. The ending will leave you breathless. Votes: 0

So much for modern science and its wonderful discoveries that just about everything can kill you. Life is only a bedtime story before a long, long sleep." Votes: 0

So much for modern science and its wonderful discoveries that just about everything can kill you. Life is only a bedtime story before a long, long sleep. Votes: 0

I still have nightmares of dead comrades, a long time ago, talking to me. 'Emmanuel, don't forget about us, don't give up, keep telling our story.' Votes: 0

I think it's much more natural as a writer to want to tell one story rather than lots of small stories that are half an hour long. Votes: 0

I'm actually a very romantic person, and I would like to play in a love story. As long as it doesn't get too sweet. That's not me. Votes: 0

Don't you think every face tells its own story? Like a book? More like a poem. If you study it long enough, you'll soon find its meaning. Votes: 0

Long story short, ghosts just coming out of the closet sucked at communication. Probably as bad as a beginner ghost whisperer sucked at getting them to communicate. Votes: 0

Whether a project is large or small, it doesn't matter much to me as long as I feel I can serve the story as best as possible. Votes: 0

But a man is not forgotten, as long as there are two people left under the sky. One, to tell the story; the other, to hear it. Votes: 0

But as long as you remember what you have seen, then nothing is gone. As long as you remember, it is part of this story we have together. Votes: 0

I work with gold that holds our past and diamonds that see the future and rubies that long for love. It's just a way of telling a story. Votes: 0

I want to work with anyone who's passionate about telling a story. I obviously have a list of people I really love, but it's a really long list. Votes: 0

Old people always tell you: 'When you've been around as long I have, then you can argue.' As soon as they're ripped off, it's a different story. Votes: 0

If you're going to have a character appear in a story long enough to sell a newspaper, he'd better be real enough that you can smell his breath. Votes: 0

The story of civilization is, in a sense, the story of engineering - that long and arduous struggle to make the forces of nature work for man's good. Votes: 0

I had a short story collection come out in 2006, and then I couldn't work on large projects for a long time because I was finishing my doctoral degree. Votes: 0

I've heard some readers saying they wished the story was longer, and I completely understand that desire - we all like to sink into a nice, long novel. Votes: 0

I think as long as the standard of quality, the story-telling, film-making, acting etc. etc. remains consistent, then you've got a good change of making a decent anthology. Votes: 0

I was immediately swept up in Ariane's story. Equal parts thrill-ride and love story, The Rules is intense and emotional. This book stays with you long after you finish. Votes: 0

Readers will stay with an author, no matter what the variations in style and genre, as long as they get that sense of story, of character, of empathetic involvement. Votes: 0

The story of your life is the story of the long and brutal assault on your heart by the one who knows what you could be and fears it. Votes: 0

I think lots of boys sat down with 'The Three Musketeers' and felt it was a really long book, but then discovered that it's a really gripping swashbuckling story. Votes: 0

I want the reader to feel something is astonishing. Not the 'what happens,' but the way everything happens. These long short story fictions do that best, for me. Votes: 0

The Little Friend is a long book. It's also completely different from my first novel: different landscape, different characters, different use of language and diction, different approach to story. Votes: 0

I told personal stories the way [Bill] Cosby would spin a yarn for ten minutes. I think in hindsight it works better as a long story than as a condensed monologue. Votes: 0

There was no short answer to this; like so much else, it was a long story. But what really makes any story real is knowing someone will hear it. And understand. Votes: 0

Anywhere you want. Thailand, South Carolina, Brezil, Peru-- Oh, wait, no, I'm banned from Peru. I'd forgotten about that. It's a long story, but amusing if you want to hear it. Votes: 0

I just started writing and writing for people. And then, like I guess after (a) year of getting some placements, I kinda got a shot to be an artist. Long story short I think, yeah. Votes: 0