The difference between a story and a tale is that a story is... - Frank O'Connor

This quote is attributed to Frank O'Connor.

"The difference between a story and a tale is that a story is about how people feel, and a tale is about what people do"

Frank O'Connor Literature

Short Story Writer Irish 1903–1966

More from Frank O'Connor

"The main thing is to tell a story"

"Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make life so, right in the middle of it we die, and loose ends up all over the place"

"There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you"

"The way to do is to be"

"The pen is mightier than the sword."

"Literature opens the mind to new worlds"

"The interesting thing about books is that they're made of words."

"Literature captures the essence of what it means to be human."