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There's no story if there isn't some conflict. The memorable things are usually not how pulled together everybody is. I think everybody feels lonely and trapped sometimes. I would think it's more or less the norm.

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

When you're a writer, you're always looking for conflict. It's conflict that drives great stories.

Bitterness imprisons life; love releases it.

There's conflict in every story.

There's a lot of bitterness, there's a lot of anger out there. We all have to work hard to heal those wounds.

I still like the relationship part of any story. You don't want your character to figure everything out and then at the end of the day, go home and eat soup from a can by herself.

Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes.

We really spend a lot of time on building relationships. And so when everyone is like, 'How do you break so many stories?' it's because I build relationships. I do it the old-fashioned way, and I build sourcing relationships, and then I take advantage of those relationships over time.

It just seems like the most successful, iconic love stories are not so easy or escapist. I think the ones that stay with us and resonate are full of conflict, discord and misunderstandings 'cause that's what makes drama happen or tension even if it's a comedy.