“Children can't help but create: they need to put their mind on the page, they want to paint, to sculpt, to write short stories.” WantNeedsWritingMindChildrenHelpingStoriesPagesPaintShort Story Author:Jonah Lehrer
“I have a book in the pipeline of short stories. You want to hear an agent scream, say 'I'm thinking about doing a collection of short stories set in the Ozarks.” ThinkingWantBookStoriesAgentsCollectionsShort StoryScreamPipelineOzarks Author:Daniel Woodrell
“I didn’t do anything. I don’t have an explanation, I don’t know why I wanted to write. I did some short stories at that time, but very infrequently. I quit my job just to quit. I didn’t quit my job to write fiction. I just didn’t want to work anymore” KnowsWantWritingStoriesWantedJobsFictionQuittingExplanationShort StoryI Quit Book:Conversations with Don DeLillo Source: Conversations with Don DeLillo