Noun
a prose narrative shorter than a novel
Source: WordNetMost publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels. John Thomas Sladek
I'm a failed poet. Maybe every novelist wants to write poetry first, finds he can't and then tries the short story which is the most demanding form after poetry. And failing at that, only then does he take up novel writing. William Faulkner
While there may not be a book in every one of us, there is so often a damned good short story. Jeffrey Archer
I've made seventeen or eighteen films now, only two of which have been original screenplays, all the others have been based on short stories or novels, and I find the long short story ideal for adaptation. Satyajit Ray
I've always been very interested in the short story. Compared to the often exhausting world of the novel, the short story offers a quicker reward, and there's something appealing about its greater spontaneity... Reinaldo Arenas
I do think that short story writing is often a matter of luck. Robert Sheckley