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Find the story you want to tell. If you don't want to write it, find somebody to write it.

— Annette Bening

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

Everyone has a story to tell. All you have to do is write it. But it's not that easy.

— Frank McCourt

Writing is an extremely rewarding and humbling process, and I've learned to go with it, that even if it feels absolutely impossible, I will find a way to tell the next story.

— Marie Lu

Write the kind of story you would like to read. People will give you all sorts of advice about writing, but if you are not writing something you like, no one else will like it either.

— Meg Cabot

Tell the story that's in your heart, and don't hold back. Write a book the reader will want to melt into.

— Susan Wiggs

I like to think that I am telling a story rather than writing it.

— Alistair MacLeod

I know that to write you have to have stories you want to tell. You have to keep your mind alive, and you have to work hard.

— Tracy Kidder

You can't write just anything. Your story needs structure.

— James McBride

If you want somebody to tell you a story, one of the most easiest and effective ways is if you're telling them a story.

— Ira Glass

✗Opposing Perspectives

I don't ever want to impose something on the story. I want the story to tell me.

— Lesli Linka Glatter

Write the story you need to tell and want to read. It's impossible to know what others want, so don't waste time trying to guess.

— Khaled Hosseini