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• I value humor, kindness, and the ability to tell a good story far more than money, status, or the kind of car someone drives.

  Rebecca Wells

  Kindness, Car, Stories

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• Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

  William Landay

  Stories, Conflict, Driven

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• I was a better writer when I was teaching. I was constantly going over the basics and constantly reminding myself, as I reminded my students, what made a good story, a good poem.

  Gil Scott-Heron

  Teaching, Stories, Students

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• The important thing about any book is that you have to have a good story and that it has to be exciting. Then it's nice to add other levels underneath that people can pick up on.

  Jonathan Stroud

  Nice, Book, People

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• In documentary films, you're a storyteller using found objects. You still have to have a story arc and all the elements that make a good story. It really helped me mature as a storyteller.

  Garth Stein

  Found Objects, Documentaries, Stories

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• I always try to tell a good story, one with a compelling plot that will keep the pages turning. That is my first and primary goal. Sometimes I can tackle an issue-homelessness, tobacco litigation, insurance fraud, the death penalty-and wrap a good story around it.

  John Grisham

  Pages Turning, Issues, Goal

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• I'm a storyteller, not a prophet. I'm just interested in a good story.

  David Eddings

  Stories, Prophet, Storyteller

  "Fantasy master David Eddings dies aged 77" by Alison Flood, www.theguardian.com. June 4, 2009.

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• If you create a good story that has a lot of story value I think audiences like that. It's why they stick with the same TV show over and over.

  Robert Rodriguez

  Thinking, Tv Shows, Stories

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• I'm just trying to tell a good story and make thought-provoking, entertaining films. I just try and draw upon the great culture we have as a people, from music, novels, the streets.

  Spike Lee

  People, Thought Provoking, Trying

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• The highest and noblest thing that history can be is a good story.

  Gilbert K. Chesterton

  Stories, Highest

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• I believe in love. I believe in good stories. I play really hard on the weekends because I like to have those stories. My wife and I go off and do craziness all the time. We're just like, 'What can we go get into this weekend?' Then we have other ones where we just sit and do nothing and then we have work that we do. It's all memories.

  Channing Tatum

  Memories, Believe, Weekend

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• What makes a good writer of history is a guy who is suspicious. Suspicion marks the real difference between the man who wants to write honest history and the one who'd rather write a good story.

  Jim Bishop

  Real, Writing, Men

  "Talk With Jim Bishop" by Lewis Nichols, www.nytimes.com. February 6, 1955.

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• I simply love writing good stories, that's my passion.

  Kate Morton

  Passion, Writing, Stories

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• Not that I've always loved the movie when they finally come out, or if they ever come out-because many of them don't come out-but I've gotten to work with really good story editors and stuff like that.

  John Sayles

  Editors, Stories, Stuff

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• A good story is a good story, whatever the medium.

  Michael Arndt

  Stories, Mediums

  "Toy Story 3′ screenwriter talks toys with the Daily". Interview with Lorrayne Shen, tuftsdaily.com. November 4, 2010.

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• I’m not a religious person; I would call myself an atheist. I don’t have a good story behind it, I’m just reasonable.

  Anthony Jeselnik

  Funny, Religious, Atheist

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• From earliest times, humans - explorers and thinkers - have wanted to figure out the shape of their world. Forever, the way we've done that is through storytelling. It is difficult to let the truth get in the way of a good story.

  Adam Savage

  Forever, Stories, Done

  "The Truth About MythBusters". Interview with J. Rentilly, www.menshealth.com. May 15, 2013.

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• I like good stories. Quality products and character are what's important. Even if the script isn't that strong, if I challenge myself with a great character, I'll go for it.

  Corin Nemec

  Strong, Character, Challenges

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I do think a good story in a novel is fair game and there's nothing wrong with adapting that. It sometimes gets a bit facile where they think: "Let's get the next best-seller and see if we can turn it into a film."

  Colin Firth

  Thinking, Games, Stories

  "Then She Found Me - Colin Firth interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• I just always try to find an interesting story and tell it well. That's a hard enough thing to do, whether it's a piece of fiction or it's a small piece of reality. I just look for good story.

  Paul Haggis

  Reality, Interesting, Trying

  "‘Show Me a Hero’ Director Paul Haggis on Collaborating with David Simon, Independence, and More". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. August 26, 2015.

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• I tend to really enjoy being swept up in fiction. I love a good story and I admire fiction authors.

  Augusten Burroughs

  Fiction, Stories, Admire

  Interview with Claire Zulkey, zulkey.com. May 28, 2004.

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• That's how a good story works. It changes how you feel. It brings you to a greater appreciation, a greater joy, of your own existence.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  Appreciation, Joy, How You Feel

  Source: www.lightspeedmagazine.com

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• A good story should change the way you see the world.

  Chuck Palahniuk

  World, Way, Stories

  Source: www.lightspeedmagazine.com

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• The elements of a good story are most definitely details, little bitty details. That does it, especially when you're describing, when you're setting the scene and everything. It's like you're painting a picture, so details are very important. Also, the music gotta be right. The music can really set the tone for the story and let you know what the story is gonna be about, but definitely, it's the vibe in the place where you at and the detail.

  Big Boi

  Important, Elements, Littles

  "Big Boi Welcomes Us to the World of Luscious Left Foot". Interview with Dave Maher, pitchfork.com. August 4, 2008.

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• I have no skills. I mean, I can make jokes, I'm pretty good at talking to people on the Judge John Hodgman podcast. I can figure out what makes a pretty good story, and I can make eggs really well.

  John Hodgman

  Mean, Talking, Skills

  "Bewildered Maine resident John Hodgman takes another crack at our 11 Questions". The A.V. Club Interview, www.avclub.com. September 3, 2015.

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