Dara Horn Quotes

I think in most cases, when you're writing a song, you're just making up a little story, and you're not really thinking about making a point one way or another about it. You're just coming up with a little scenario and seeing it through, and that's it.

I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense.

Tension is the cornerstone of any good story.

Judgments and secrets are what make a good novel.

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

Listen to great storytellers; slowly, you will learn about voice, timing, tension, structure, climax - all the things you need to tell stories that will capture the imagination of your audience.

I love a really good storyline.

I think I'm always drawn to a good story.

Any story that I can consider worth telling is one that you could tell in words.

If you have a beautiful story, it has to have conflict. If you don't have conflict, it can't be a good story.

It's always the story that interests me.

You can have the greatest characters in the world and write beautifully, but if nothing's happening, the story falls on its face pretty quickly.

Stories have a way of telling themselves.

Everything I do is just an opportunity to tell a great story.

I tell a good story.

Any fictional story will take things from real events.

A good story isn't preachy; a good story is always entertaining.

A story is how we construct our experiences.

Here's what happens in a play. You get involved in a situation where something is unbalanced. If nothing's unbalanced, there's no reason to have a play. If Hamlet comes home from school, and his dad's not dead and asks him if he's had a good time, it's boring. But if something's unbalanced, it must be returned to order.

Storytelling, in print or speech, needs vital energy.

Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story.

If you're telling a story it's always best not to play the ending.

I think the most important thing when you're telling a story is to just tell the story as best as you possibly can.

You know, we love stories and we love narrative; we love to get lost in an author's world.

Storytelling is about two things; it's about character and plot.