Writer Quotes and aphorisms about opening Callie Khouri Ian Watson Ingrid Seward Kat Timpf Nancy Kress ,, Your opening should give the reader a person to focus on. In a short story, this person should turn... Nancy Kress ,, How many times have you opened a book, read the first few sentences and made a snap decision about ... Nancy Kress Ma Jian W. G. Sebald Gilbert K. Chesterton