"Good story" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the fight, and reconciling themselves to the end of it with "Kismet." I also turned some of the horses into camels, and (for the sake of the Indian troops) several pairs of puttees into chupaties. It was a good story while ...
— The Sunny Side • A. A. Milne
... of them flinched,' he repeated, rising a little feebly from his chair, 'for they were Englishmen, and Englishmen know how to die. Why are you staring at me, boy? It is a good story, is it not?' ...
— Lover or Friend • Rosa Nouchette Carey
... now," answered Paul, with a short glance at the Indian chief, who still sat, profoundly grave, in the dreamland of smoke. "There's no time like after supper for a good pipe an' a good story—not that what I'm goin' to tell ye is much of a story either, but it's true, if that adds vally to it, an' it'll be short. It's about a brave young Indian I once had the luck to meet with. ...
— Twice Bought • R.M. Ballantyne
... and with confidence to those who like a really good story, well constructed and ...
— More Cricket Songs • Norman Gale
... romancing a little now and then, and embellishing a good story, he was absolutely truthful in important matters, and to be relied ...
— The Martian • George Du Maurier
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