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title: "4 Story Scene Quotes by 4 authors"
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> [“A scene," Mary told us, "is a moment when there is some form of tension. A scene leads to the next scene.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-steinbach/a-scene-mary-told-us-is-a-moment-when-there-is-some-form-of-tension-a/)

[Alice Steinbach](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-steinbach/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/128/alice-steinbach-14794_scene_a-scene-mary-told-us-is-a-moment-when-th_497743.jpg)

> [A ghost story of which the scene is laid in the twelfth or thirteenth century may succeed in being romantic or poetical:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/m-r-james/a-ghost-story-of-which-the-scene-is-laid-in-the-twelfth-or-thirteenth/)

[M. R. James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/m-r-james/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a51/m-r-james-55687_books_a-ghost-story-of-which-the-scene-is-laid_936751.jpg)

> [I don't particularly like the idea that there's an arc to the story and that therefore in this scene you have to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-winterbottom/i-don-t-particularly-like-the-idea-that-there-s-an-arc-to-the-story/)

[Michael Winterbottom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-winterbottom/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/daa/michael-winterbottom-29388_arcs_i-don-t-particularly-like-the-idea-that_2355369.jpg)

> [Well, it's more of a sane life to be part of an ensemble! I find that the work can be more specific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lauren-graham/well-it-s-more-of-a-sane-life-to-be-part-of-an-ensemble-i-find-that/)

[Lauren Graham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lauren-graham/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f78/lauren-graham-3440_ensemble_well-it-s-more-of-a-sane-life-to-be-part_2922090.jpg)

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