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title: "5 Context People Quotes by 5 authors"
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> [The skill of writing is to create a context in which other people can think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edwin-schlossberg/the-skill-of-writing-is-to-create-a-context-in-which-other-people-can/)

[Edwin Schlossberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edwin-schlossberg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/892/edwin-schlossberg-61937_creativity_the-skill-of-writing-is-to-create-a-cont_234069.png)

> [I think the people who believe that works can and always should be divorced from the context are people who have the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/n-k-jemisin-2/i-think-the-people-who-believe-that-works-can-and-always-should-be/)

[N. K. Jemisin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/n-k-jemisin-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6e9/n-k-jemisin-2-15368_believe_i-think-the-people-who-believe-that-work_976806.jpg)

> [You can’t motivate people, you can only create a context in which people are motivated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brad-feld/you-can-t-motivate-people-you-can-only-create-a-context-in-which/)

[Brad Feld](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brad-feld/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/brad-feld-7468_inspirational_you-can-t-motivate-people-you-can-only-c_1794987.jpg)

> [The only people who can ever put ideas into context are people who don't care; the unbiased and apathetic are usually the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-klosterman/the-only-people-who-can-ever-put-ideas-into-context-are-people-who/)

[Chuck Klosterman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-klosterman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f66/chuck-klosterman-804_anecdotes_the-only-people-who-can-ever-put-ideas-i_2117223.jpg)

> [“Everything you wanted to say required a context. If you gave the full context, people thought you a rambling old fool. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julian-barnes/everything-you-wanted-to-say-required-a-context-if-you-gave-the-full/)

[Julian Barnes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julian-barnes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c56/julian-barnes-522_context_everything-you-wanted-to-say-required-a_2339948.jpg)

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