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title: "7 Linear Story Quotes by 7 authors"
description: "Browse 7 Linear Story quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Linear Story sayings and thoughts."
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> [It's amazing how flexible the human mind is in terms of jumping into a backstory or an aside. Vonnegut is a great…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noah-hawley/it-s-amazing-how-flexible-the-human-mind-is-in-terms-of-jumping-into/)

[Noah Hawley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noah-hawley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/300/noah-hawley-3673_brain_it-s-amazing-how-flexible-the-human-mind_280326.jpg)

> [One of the main reasons I wanted to work on 'World War Z' was because I'm a huge fan of the book,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marc-forster/one-of-the-main-reasons-i-wanted-to-work-on-world-war-z-was-because-i/)

[Marc Forster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marc-forster/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/40c/marc-forster-20479_book_one-of-the-main-reasons-i-wanted-to-work_1713470.jpg)

> [Anytime I've ever been involved in a non-linear story, you see it in a linear manner first, just to make sure it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/zack-snyder/anytime-i-ve-ever-been-involved-in-a-non-linear-story-you-see-it-in-a/)

[Zack Snyder](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/zack-snyder/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cce/zack-snyder-7129_firsts_anytime-i-ve-ever-been-involved-in-a-non_1947515.jpg)

> ['The Hobbit' didn't include female characters at all and was a very linear story, a book for children, really.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/evangeline-lilly/the-hobbit-didn-t-include-female-characters-at-all-and-was-a-very/)

[Evangeline Lilly](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/evangeline-lilly/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/442/evangeline-lilly-1168_book_the-hobbit-didn-t-include-female-charact_2112793.png)

> [I have not chosen to create a linear story, but a series of different narratives: in the end there are five plays…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-ravenhill/i-have-not-chosen-to-create-a-linear-story-but-a-series-of-different/)

[Mark Ravenhill](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-ravenhill/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b83/mark-ravenhill-28127_actor_i-have-not-chosen-to-create-a-linear-sto_2320350.jpg)

> [I had a very linear story line for this particular play, and I wanted to open the piece up a bit, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-kan-gotanda/i-had-a-very-linear-story-line-for-this-particular-play-and-i-wanted/)

[Philip Kan Gotanda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-kan-gotanda/)

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> [I'd love to take a stab at writing videogames. There are a lot of storytelling opportunities that really aren't being taken advantage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/i-d-love-to-take-a-stab-at-writing-videogames-there-are-a-lot-of/)

[Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7b/patrick-rothfuss-145_advantage_i-d-love-to-take-a-stab-at-writing-video_3112629.jpg)

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