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title: "8 Plot Driven Quotes by 8 authors"
description: "Browse 8 Plot Driven quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best Plot Driven sayings and thoughts."
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> [I like shows for atmosphere. I don't know, I think a plot-driven show is so boring and masc4masc and gross.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hari-nef/i-like-shows-for-atmosphere-i-don-t-know-i-think-a-plot-driven-show/)

[Hari Nef](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hari-nef/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/933/hari-nef-4518_boring_i-like-shows-for-atmosphere-i-don-t-know_252767.jpg)

> [I write largely plot-driven stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ravi-subramanian/i-write-largely-plot-driven-stories/)

[Ravi Subramanian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ravi-subramanian/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa2/ravi-subramanian-5634_i-write_i-write-largely-plot-driven-stories-5349_534942.jpg)

> [I'm probably more character-driven than plot-driven. It's rare for me to attach myself to an idea for a story.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-soderbergh/i-m-probably-more-character-driven-than-plot-driven-it-s-rare-for-me/)

[Steven Soderbergh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-soderbergh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10b/steven-soderbergh-2075_character_i-m-probably-more-character-driven-than_538939.png)

> [The thing that I love is human behavior - why people do what they do, who they are, and the choices that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-lagravenese/the-thing-that-i-love-is-human-behavior-why-people-do-what-they-do/)

[Richard LaGravenese](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-lagravenese/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/96c/richard-lagravenese-13232_always_the-thing-that-i-love-is-human-behavior_674014.jpg)

> [Fiction writers come up with some interesting metaphors when speaking of plot. Some say the plot is the highway and the characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-n-frey/fiction-writers-come-up-with-some-interesting-metaphors-when-speaking/)

[James N. Frey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-n-frey/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/65b/james-n-frey-31646_artificial_fiction-writers-come-up-with-some-intere_2570735.jpg)

> [Other genres are plot-driven, but the entire focus of a romance novel is on the characters and their arcs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sylvia-day/other-genres-are-plot-driven-but-the-entire-focus-of-a-romance-novel/)

[Sylvia Day](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sylvia-day/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/54b/sylvia-day-563_focus_other-genres-are-plot-driven-but-the-ent_2618580.png)

> [Resolution and conclusion are inherent in a plot-driven narrative.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-shields/resolution-and-conclusion-are-inherent-in-a-plot-driven-narrative/)

[David Shields](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-shields/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/480/david-shields-8815_conclusion_resolution-and-conclusion-are-inherent-i_2624653.jpg)

> [My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don't populate them with characters…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeffery-deaver/my-books-are-primarily-plot-driven-but-the-best-plot-in-the-world-is/)

[Jeffery Deaver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeffery-deaver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/91d/jeffery-deaver-2663_book_my-books-are-primarily-plot-driven-but-t_3135633.jpg)

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