“Everything has to be pulling weight in a short story for it to be really of the first order.” FirstsStoriesOrderWeightInsightfulShort StoryPulling Author:Tobias Wolff
“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
“There's a joy in writing short stories, a wonderful sense of reward when you pull certain things off.” WritingStoriesJoyCertainWonderfulRewardsShort StoryWriting ShortWriting Short Stories Author:Tobias Wolff
“One of the last courses I taught was on the Russian short story, which I love.” LoveStoriesLastsCoursesTaughtShort Story Author:Tobias Wolff
“It's probably why I'm a short story writer. I tend to remember things in the past in narrative form, in story form, and I grew up around people who told stories all the time.” PeopleStoriesPastRememberFormTimeGrewGrew UpNarrativeShort StoryStory Writers 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
