In comedy laughter settles all arguments.

Influence is just persuasion in slow motion.

Good story' means something worth telling that the world wants to hear. Finding this is your lonely task...But the love of a good story, of terrific characters and a world driven by your passion, courage, and creative gifts is still not enough. Your goal must be a good story well told.

When you do enough research, the story almost writes itself. Lines of development spring loose and you'll have choices galore.

The Business story is designed to trigger the listener to take an effective action. If it doesn't, the story fails.

Of all the reasons for wanting to write, the only one that nurtures us through time is love of the work itself.

Story is about eternal, universal forms, not formulas.