“You have to be kind of clued into them, they are a world of their own, and most people find them disappointing because the best short stories are not constructed like novels.” PeopleWorldWritingKindStoriesNovelBe KindShort StoryClueDisappointingBest Short Author:Tobias Wolff
“Perhaps that is why the novel flourished in England. You had these communities that would stay put and people would see one another all the time and cause one another to change and have the opportunity to observe the changes over time.” PeopleOpportunityCausesChangeCommunityNovelEnglandChanges Over Time Author:Tobias Wolff
“I believe that the short story is as different a form from the novel as poetry is, and the best stories seem to me to be perhaps closer in spirit to poetry than to novels.” WritingBelieveDifferentStoriesSeemsFormSpiritI BelieveNovelPoetry IsShort Story Author:Tobias Wolff
