A Quote by Tony DiTerlizzi

I was a tremendous fan of the original Kenneth Grahame short story, 'The Reluctant Dragon.'

Tony DiTerlizzi

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Tony DiTerlizzi
American - Artist
Born: September 6, 1969

In March of 2001, I revisited the short story, and found that thought it did not work well as a short story, it might work much better as a longer one. The novel [The Kite Runner] came about as an expansion of that original, unpublished short story.

Khaled Hosseini

Our feature film, 'Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon Two,' has a built-in fan base from the original film.

Ted Sarandos

I am a big Dragon fan. I've said it before- And I was fortunate enough to be born a Dragon in the Chinese Horocope.

Peter Jackson

I was born in Amersham, England on 6/4/58. My family moved to Australia when I was eight, and I went to Box Hill High School and then Melbourne High School. I liked to draw and write at school, and I liked books by J.R.R. Tolkien, A.A. Milne and Kenneth Grahame.

Graeme Base

The more original a short-story writer, the odder looking the assortment of things he or she puts together for a story.

Carol Bly

Short stories are designed to deliver their impact in as few pages as possible. A tremendous amount is left out, and a good short story writer learns to include only the most essential information.

Orson Scott Card

Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels.

John Sladek

Did you see The Never-Ending Story? That's one kick-ass dragon. It's basically a giant puppy dragon.

Adam Richman

We should not be just a fan of dragons; we should always be the dragon himself. Then we will not be afraid of any dragon.

Shunryu Suzuki

Good and evil are a great deal more complex than a princess and a dragon . . . is not the dragon the hero of his own story?

Erin Morgenstern

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

The novel [The Kite Runner] came about as an expansion of that original, unpublished short story.

Khaled Hosseini

The heart of Dragon's Lair has always been its compelling story. With Dragon's Lair 3D, we think the team has really created an interactive animated movie.