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title: "10 Story Demands Quotes by 9 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Story Demands quotes by 9 authors. Discover the best Story Demands sayings and thoughts."
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> [Every story has its demands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/clint-eastwood/every-story-has-its-demands/)

[Clint Eastwood](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/clint-eastwood/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b62/clint-eastwood-513_demand_every-story-has-its-demands-2938419_2938419.jpg)

> [I read my books out loud to myself because of the demands of the story and demands of language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-dicamillo/i-read-my-books-out-loud-to-myself-because-of-the-demands-of-the/)

[Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-dicamillo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/202/kate-dicamillo-599_book_i-read-my-books-out-loud-to-myself-becau_2692030.png)

> [I dont have a style. I just try to write what the story demands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-oyeyemi/i-dont-have-a-style-i-just-try-to-write-what-the-story-demands/)

[Helen Oyeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-oyeyemi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e18/helen-oyeyemi-1658_demand_i-dont-have-a-style-i-just-try-to-write_916486.png)

> [I don't have a style. I just try to write what the story demands.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-oyeyemi/i-don-t-have-a-style-i-just-try-to-write-what-the-story-demands/)

[Helen Oyeyemi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-oyeyemi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a5/helen-oyeyemi-1658_demands_i-don-t-have-a-style-i-just-try-to-write_3002563.png)

> [We're telling a story. And the demands of that are different from the demands of a documentary. The audience must believe in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bradley-whitford/we-re-telling-a-story-and-the-demands-of-that-are-different-from-the/)

[Bradley Whitford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bradley-whitford/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e72/bradley-whitford-14298_audience_we-re-telling-a-story-and-the-demands-of_2678704.jpg)

> [I come at it from a different angle of attack with each novel, searching for the technological texture the story demands. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alastair-reynolds/i-come-at-it-from-a-different-angle-of-attack-with-each-novel/)

[Alastair Reynolds](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alastair-reynolds/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6ee/alastair-reynolds-2186_attack_i-come-at-it-from-a-different-angle-of-a_2919966.jpg)

> [You have to do what the story demands, but inside of those constraints, I try to inject as much realistic physics as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-knoll/you-have-to-do-what-the-story-demands-but-inside-of-those-constraints/)

[John Knoll](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-knoll/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/834/john-knoll-12156_allowed_you-have-to-do-what-the-story-demands-bu_2261775.jpg)

> [But if what interests you are stories of the fantastic, I must warn you that this kind of story demands more art…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charles-nodier/but-if-what-interests-you-are-stories-of-the-fantastic-i-must-warn/)

[Charles Nodier](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charles-nodier/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/100/charles-nodier-31844_art_but-if-what-interests-you-are-stories-of_1462258.png)

> [Depending on the story, I don't feel that the music is disappearing. I feel if the story demands songs, they'll have songs.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-sherman/depending-on-the-story-i-don-t-feel-that-the-music-is-disappearing-i/)

[Richard Sherman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-sherman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a68/richard-sherman-15800_demand_depending-on-the-story-i-don-t-feel-that_792160.png)

> [For narrative games, and also for the sake of the medium, we have to treat performance that way, as actors. You have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashly-burch/for-narrative-games-and-also-for-the-sake-of-the-medium-we-have-to/)

[Ashly Burch](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashly-burch/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/ashly-burch-23353_believe_for-narrative-games-and-also-for-the-sak_333184.jpg)

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