--- title: "11 Motif Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Motif quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Motif sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e2/maeve-binchy-2785_books_that-s-the-kind-of-motif-i-bring-to-the_1690139.png" --- > [That's the kind of motif I bring to the books - that people take charge of their own lives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maeve-binchy/that-s-the-kind-of-motif-i-bring-to-the-books-that-people-take-charge/) [Maeve Binchy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maeve-binchy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e2/maeve-binchy-2785_books_that-s-the-kind-of-motif-i-bring-to-the_1690139.png) > [I have a thing about stars, they are my favourite motif.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-willoughby/i-have-a-thing-about-stars-they-are-my-favourite-motif/) [Holly Willoughby](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-willoughby/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/holly-willoughby-5755_about_i-have-a-thing-about-stars-they-are-my-f_2134601.jpg) > [“I know so little, she tells herself again, searching her mother's face. In the end, we know so little. ”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emma-richler/i-know-so-little-she-tells-herself-again-searching-her-mother-s-face/) [Emma Richler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emma-richler/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b44/emma-richler-12215_be-my-wolff_i-know-so-little-she-tells-herself-again_351345.jpg) > [“God’s will; rather, God’s will was accomplished in spite of the conflict. Another important motif is that “the older will serve the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-h-sailhamer/god-s-will-rather-god-s-will-was-accomplished-in-spite-of-the/) [John H. Sailhamer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-h-sailhamer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ccf/john-h-sailhamer-44793_conflict_god-s-will-rather-god-s-will-was-accompl_2783481.jpg) > [The way one sees is also dependent upon one's emotional state of mind. This is why a motif can be looked at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edvard-munch/the-way-one-sees-is-also-dependent-upon-one-s-emotional-state-of-mind/) [Edvard Munch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edvard-munch/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/12c/edvard-munch-8669_art_the-way-one-sees-is-also-dependent-upon_609997.png) > [I should like to take the wind and water and sand as a motif and work with them, but it has to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-dove/i-should-like-to-take-the-wind-and-water-and-sand-as-a-motif-and-work/) [Arthur Dove](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-dove/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/689/arthur-dove-43159_cases_i-should-like-to-take-the-wind-and-water_1785931.jpg) > [I have no motif, only motivation. I believe that motivation is the real thing, the natural thing, and that the motif is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerhard-richter/i-have-no-motif-only-motivation-i-believe-that-motivation-is-the-real/) [Gerhard Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerhard-richter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed8/gerhard-richter-2249_art_i-have-no-motif-only-motivation-i-believ_1843592.jpg) > [“The thought washed over me like water on a flower shop window, like a soothing, cool lotion after you've showered and spent…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/andre-aciman/the-thought-washed-over-me-like-water-on-a-flower-shop-window-like-a/) [André Aciman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/andre-aciman/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/905/andre-aciman-459_andre-aciman_the-thought-washed-over-me-like-water-on_392175.png) > [motif, n. You don’t love me as much as I love you. You don’t love me as much as I love you.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/motif-n-you-don-t-love-me-as-much-as-i-love-you-you-don-t-love-me-as/) [David Levithan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-levithan/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/david-levithan-67_inspirational_motif-n-you-don-t-love-me-as-much-as-i-l_289065.jpg) > [The motif must always be set down in a simple way, easily grasped and understood by the beholder. By the elimination of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-sisley/the-motif-must-always-be-set-down-in-a-simple-way-easily-grasped-and/) [Alfred Sisley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-sisley/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7a0/alfred-sisley-51262_art_the-motif-must-always-be-set-down-in-a-s_1441985.jpg) > [If, while I'm painting, I distort or destroy a motif, it is not a planned or conscious act, but rather it has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gerhard-richter/if-while-i-m-painting-i-distort-or-destroy-a-motif-it-is-not-a/) [Gerhard Richter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gerhard-richter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cab/gerhard-richter-2249_art_if-while-i-m-painting-i-distort-or-destr_3122063.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/motif/#itemlist", "name": "Motif Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "That's the kind of motif I bring to the books - that people take charge of their own lives.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maeve Binchy" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maeve-binchy/that-s-the-kind-of-motif-i-bring-to-the-books-that-people-take-charge/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e2/maeve-binchy-2785_books_that-s-the-kind-of-motif-i-bring-to-the_1690139.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e2/maeve-binchy-2785_books_that-s-the-kind-of-motif-i-bring-to-the_1690139.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7e2/maeve-binchy-2785_books_that-s-the-kind-of-motif-i-bring-to-the_1690139.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“That's the kind of motif I bring to the books - that people take charge of their own lives.” — Maeve Binchy", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I have a thing about stars, they are my favourite motif.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Holly Willoughby" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-willoughby/i-have-a-thing-about-stars-they-are-my-favourite-motif/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/holly-willoughby-5755_about_i-have-a-thing-about-stars-they-are-my-f_2134601.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/holly-willoughby-5755_about_i-have-a-thing-about-stars-they-are-my-f_2134601.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/67b/holly-willoughby-5755_about_i-have-a-thing-about-stars-they-are-my-f_2134601.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I have a thing about stars, they are my favourite motif.” — Holly Willoughby", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I know so little, she tells herself again, searching her mother's face. 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You don’t love me as much as I love you. You don’t love me as much as I love you. You don’t love me as much as I love you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Levithan" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-levithan/motif-n-you-don-t-love-me-as-much-as-i-love-you-you-don-t-love-me-as/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/david-levithan-67_inspirational_motif-n-you-don-t-love-me-as-much-as-i-l_289065.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/david-levithan-67_inspirational_motif-n-you-don-t-love-me-as-much-as-i-l_289065.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f71/david-levithan-67_inspirational_motif-n-you-don-t-love-me-as-much-as-i-l_289065.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“motif, n. You don’t love me as much as I love you. You don’t love me as much as I love you. 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