“That so much of our experience, or the stereotype which passes for it should be dealt with by means of the short story is perhaps a symptom not unnoticeable elsewhere in the public domain of an unlovely cynicism about human character.” ShouldHumansMeanCharacterStoriesShort StoryElsewhereCynicismStereotypeSymptomsDomainPublic Domain Book:A Howard Nemerov Reader Source: A Howard Nemerov Reader
“Short stories amount for the most part to parlour tricks, party favours with built-in snappers, gadgets for including recognition and reversals” StoriesPartyAmountBuiltIncludingTricksRecognitionShort StoryFavourGadgetsReversal Author:Howard Nemerov
“When modern writers gave up telling stories, they gave up the greatest thing we had.” StoriesLiteratureModernGave UpTelling Stories Author:Howard Nemerov
“The nice thing about the Bible is it doesn't give you too many facts. Two an a half lines and it tells you the whole story and that leaves you a great deal of freedom to elaborate on how it might have happened.” GivingTwoWholeFactsStoriesMightLiteratureLinesDealsHalfNiceHappenedNice Things Author:Howard Nemerov
“Shakespeare tells the same stories over and over in so many guises that it takes a long time before you notice.” LongStoriesLong TimeOver YouGuiseGetting Over You Author:Howard Nemerov
