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title: "11 Story Wasn Quotes by 11 authors"
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> [“Everything I said was taken from me and altered until the story wasn’t my own.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hannah-kent/everything-i-said-was-taken-from-me-and-altered-until-the-story-wasn/)

[Hannah Kent](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hannah-kent/)

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> [“The hardest goodbyes are the ones that were never said and never explained, the ones where the story wasn't over.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-brown/the-hardest-goodbyes-are-the-ones-that-were-never-said-and-never/)

[Virginia Brown](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-brown/)

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> [Everybody has their own story - it's who you are. If I wasn't five-foot, I wouldn't be who I am!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sabrina-carpenter/everybody-has-their-own-story-it-s-who-you-are-if-i-wasn-t-five-foot/)

[Sabrina Carpenter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sabrina-carpenter/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ba5/sabrina-carpenter-9642_everybody_everybody-has-their-own-story-it-s-who-y_1122552.jpg)

> [“I once told Ren our story wasn't over. And it's not. Not yet.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/colleen-houck/i-once-told-ren-our-story-wasn-t-over-and-it-s-not-not-yet/)

[Colleen Houck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/colleen-houck/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16e/colleen-houck-1066_story_i-once-told-ren-our-story-wasn-t-over-an_2559372.png)

> [“Unfortunately, the story wasn’t a novel, and it wasn’t fiction.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleatha-romig/unfortunately-the-story-wasn-t-a-novel-and-it-wasn-t-fiction/)

[Aleatha Romig](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleatha-romig/)

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> [“You think I don't know that? Our story wasn't supposed to end at all”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/j-sterling/you-think-i-don-t-know-that-our-story-wasn-t-supposed-to-end-at-all/)

[J. Sterling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/j-sterling/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/152/j-sterling-4835_know-story_you-think-i-don-t-know-that-our-story-wa_2370838.jpg)

> [If the story wasn't overly long, I'd type it out. And I'd carry it around with me for a week and jot…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-ray-pollock/if-the-story-wasn-t-overly-long-i-d-type-it-out-and-i-d-carry-it/)

[Donald Ray Pollock](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-ray-pollock/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57f/donald-ray-pollock-7796_another_if-the-story-wasn-t-overly-long-i-d-type_1183007.jpg)

> [When you're involved in those big-budget movies, there's a lot of hype: 'Oh this is gonna be a big hit!' And 'A…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-billingsley/when-you-re-involved-in-those-big-budget-movies-there-s-a-lot-of-hype/)

[Peter Billingsley](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-billingsley/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/89c/peter-billingsley-19112_box-office_when-you-re-involved-in-those-big-budget_2533579.png)

> [Maybe our telling of the story wasn't as clear as it should have been, but I don't think that's true. In terms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-coen/maybe-our-telling-of-the-story-wasn-t-as-clear-as-it-should-have-been/)

[Joel Coen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joel-coen/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/209/joel-coen-17154_across_maybe-our-telling-of-the-story-wasn-t-as_1490744.jpg)

> [“I'd spent endless nights wishing things had been different - wishing that ours had been a fairy-tale story. But, it wasn't. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-worlton/i-d-spent-endless-nights-wishing-things-had-been-different-wishing/)

[Stephanie Worlton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-worlton/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/stephanie-worlton-279594_fairy-tale_i-d-spent-endless-nights-wishing-things_3206019.jpg)

> [Lewis Carroll, you see, wasn't really interested in telling an exciting story. Well, he wasn't interested in things like cause and effect…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-bobin/lewis-carroll-you-see-wasn-t-really-interested-in-telling-an-exciting/)

[James Bobin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-bobin/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/890/james-bobin-13164_absurd_lewis-carroll-you-see-wasn-t-really-inte_1743752.jpg)

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