--- title: "1 Book Thinking Quotes By James Dashner" description: "1 Book Thinking quotes by James Dashner. Plus more from James Dashner and more Book Thinking sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/james-dashner-989_about_don-t-ever-let-the-other-stuff-get-in-th_1005773.png" --- > [Don't ever let the other stuff get in the way of your inherent skills as a kick-butt storyteller. Move the reader, make them happy and sad and excited and scared. Make them stare into space after they've put the book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/don-t-ever-let-the-other-stuff-get-in-the-way-of-your-inherent-skills/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d0/james-dashner-989_about_don-t-ever-let-the-other-stuff-get-in-th_1005773.png) ## More by James Dashner > [“sometimes you don't look very hard for things you don't believe will or can happen.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/sometimes-you-don-t-look-very-hard-for-things-you-don-t-believe-will/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [“Sometimes I wonder," Thomas murmured. "Wonder what?" "If being alive matters. If being dead might be a lot easier.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/sometimes-i-wonder-thomas-murmured-wonder-what-if-being-alive-matters/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [“Are they changed because they want to go back to their old life, or is it because they're so depressed at realizing their old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/are-they-changed-because-they-want-to-go-back-to-their-old-life-or-is/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [She and Thomas had helped construct the Maze; at the same time she’d exerted a lot of effort to build a wall holding back…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/she-and-thomas-had-helped-construct-the-maze-at-the-same-time-she-d/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [There are so many things hinted at that will be fun to reveal in depth. For years, fans have made it abundantly and enthusiastically…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/there-are-so-many-things-hinted-at-that-will-be-fun-to-reveal-in/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [“Shuck it,” Minho responded. “I’m tougher than nails. I could still kick your pony-lovin’ butt with twice this pain.” Thomas shrugged. “I do love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/shuck-it-minho-responded-i-m-tougher-than-nails-i-could-still-kick/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [KILL ME!" And then Newt's eyes cleared, as if he'd gained one last trembling gasp of sanity, and his voice softened. "Please, Tommy. Please."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/kill-me-and-then-newt-s-eyes-cleared-as-if-he-d-gained-one-last/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [She smiled for the first time, and he almost had to look away, as if something that nice didn’t belong in such a glum…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/she-smiled-for-the-first-time-and-he-almost-had-to-look-away-as-if/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [“A veces el conocimiento da asco”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/a-veces-el-conocimiento-da-asco/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [“Didn't know you could measure distance so well with nothing but you bloody eyeballs”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/didn-t-know-you-could-measure-distance-so-well-with-nothing-but-you/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [He pulled the envelope out of his pocket and ripped it open, then took out the slip of paper. The soft lights that ringed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/he-pulled-the-envelope-out-of-his-pocket-and-ripped-it-open-then-took/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [“To fully appreciate the Sleep, you had to embrace the Wake and all its drudgery.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/to-fully-appreciate-the-sleep-you-had-to-embrace-the-wake-and-all-its/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [“He forced himself forward trying to seem innocent without acting like someone who was guilty who was trying to act innocent.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/he-forced-himself-forward-trying-to-seem-innocent-without-acting-like/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [“without flaw, trying to calculate his surroundings and predicament. Knowledge flooded his thoughts, facts and images, memories and details of the world and how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/without-flaw-trying-to-calculate-his-surroundings-and-predicament/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) > [Though he’d never know for sure what had happened to them, his mind was super talented at imagining the absolute worst.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-dashner/though-he-d-never-know-for-sure-what-had-happened-to-them-his-mind/) [James Dashner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-dashner/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/book-thinking/james-dashner/#itemlist", "name": "1 Book Thinking Quotes By James Dashner", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't ever let the other stuff get in the way of your inherent skills as a kick-butt storyteller. 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