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title: "52 Think Stories Quotes by 47 authors"
description: "Browse 52 Think Stories quotes by 47 authors. Discover the best Think Stories sayings and thoughts."
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> [I don't want to think that the stories are finite; I want to feel that they can go on forever.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-moffat/i-don-t-want-to-think-that-the-stories-are-finite-i-want-to-feel-that/)

[Steven Moffat](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-moffat/)

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> [I think stories get better the more people try to amuse themselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ira-glass/i-think-stories-get-better-the-more-people-try-to-amuse-themselves/)

[Ira Glass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ira-glass/)

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> [I think there are many more stories still to be told about women.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoffrey-s-fletcher/i-think-there-are-many-more-stories-still-to-be-told-about-women/)

[Geoffrey S. Fletcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoffrey-s-fletcher/)

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> [Words are how we think; stories are how we link.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christina-baldwin/words-are-how-we-think-stories-are-how-we-link/)

[Christina Baldwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christina-baldwin/)

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> [It's funny, but I think my stories - the good ones - they're much smarter than I am.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/etgar-keret/it-s-funny-but-i-think-my-stories-the-good-ones-they-re-much-smarter/)

[Etgar Keret](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/etgar-keret/)

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> [Humans think in stories, and we try to make sense of the world by telling stories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuval-noah-harari/humans-think-in-stories-and-we-try-to-make-sense-of-the-world-by/)

[Yuval Noah Harari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuval-noah-harari/)

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> [People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it's the other way around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/people-think-that-stories-are-shaped-by-people-in-fact-it-s-the-other-2/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [I'm one of those people who think that stories should have a beginning, a middle and an end, and then they're over,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-butcher/i-m-one-of-those-people-who-think-that-stories-should-have-a/)

[Jim Butcher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-butcher/)

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> [I think the basic thing that happened is we have lost our story. Humans think in stories, and we try to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yuval-noah-harari/i-think-the-basic-thing-that-happened-is-we-have-lost-our-story/)

[Yuval Noah Harari](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yuval-noah-harari/)

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> [It is my belief that we as human beings have a need to tell stories - I think it's evolutionary. So you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aleksandar-hemon/it-is-my-belief-that-we-as-human-beings-have-a-need-to-tell-stories-i/)

[Aleksandar Hemon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aleksandar-hemon/)

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> [I think I was brought up with games and I don't think that they're just Pac-Man or Space Invaders. I think we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/duncan-jones/i-think-i-was-brought-up-with-games-and-i-don-t-think-that-they-re/)

[Duncan Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/duncan-jones/)

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> [“Where do you think stories come from, E'lir Kvothe? Every tale has deep roots somewhere in the world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/patrick-rothfuss/where-do-you-think-stories-come-from-e-lir-kvothe-every-tale-has-deep/)

[Patrick Rothfuss](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/patrick-rothfuss/)

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> [“I never think of stories as made things; I think of them as found things. As if you pull them out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/i-never-think-of-stories-as-made-things-i-think-of-them-as-found-3/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

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> [I think there are some stories that need to be told by a specific person as opposed to in the third person.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anna-quindlen/i-think-there-are-some-stories-that-need-to-be-told-by-a-specific/)

[Anna Quindlen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anna-quindlen/)

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> [I think stories in a community are really useful because they pass on lessons to learn, to remember people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nia-dacosta/i-think-stories-in-a-community-are-really-useful-because-they-pass-on/)

[Nia DaCosta](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nia-dacosta/)

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> [I often have trouble falling asleep at night, so when I'm lying in bed I think up stories. That's where I do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/linda-sue-park/i-often-have-trouble-falling-asleep-at-night-so-when-i-m-lying-in-bed/)

[Linda Sue Park](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/linda-sue-park/)

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> [History is ultimately storytelling. I think the more stories you write in life - and I've written a lot of screenplays, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jay-chandrasekhar/history-is-ultimately-storytelling-i-think-the-more-stories-you-write/)

[Jay Chandrasekhar](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jay-chandrasekhar/)

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> [“You know, a lot of people would think that these stories that you're making up all the time were terrible lies because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/betty-smith/you-know-a-lot-of-people-would-think-that-these-stories-that-you-re/)

[Betty Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/betty-smith/)

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> [“When you think about it, stories have this way of running together like raindrops in a pond. Each is borne from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carmen-maria-machado/when-you-think-about-it-stories-have-this-way-of-running-together/)

[Carmen Maria Machado](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carmen-maria-machado/)

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> [Here's my answer to the very real existential crisis that grips me midway through everything I've ever tried to do: I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/here-s-my-answer-to-the-very-real-existential-crisis-that-grips-me/)

[John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/)

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> [I think the name of the show, 'This American Life' - we named it that just because it seemed like it made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ira-glass/i-think-the-name-of-the-show-this-american-life-we-named-it-that-just/)

[Ira Glass](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ira-glass/)

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> [Many people don’t realize the extent to which stories influence our behavior and even shape our culture. Think about how Bible stories…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lawrence-shapiro/many-people-don-t-realize-the-extent-to-which-stories-influence-our/)

[Lawrence Shapiro](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lawrence-shapiro/)

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> [I think stories, good ones, have a universal message and appeal that connects us on a deep level. If there is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerdine-nolen/i-think-stories-good-ones-have-a-universal-message-and-appeal-that/)

[Jerdine Nolen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerdine-nolen/)

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> [Why are so many of us enspelled by myths and folk stories in this modern age? Why do we continue to tell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terri-windling/why-are-so-many-of-us-enspelled-by-myths-and-folk-stories-in-this/)

[Terri Windling](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terri-windling/)

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> [For many years now I have listened to the stories of people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses as their counselor. From…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-naomi-remen/for-many-years-now-i-have-listened-to-the-stories-of-people-with/)

[Rachel Naomi Remen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rachel-naomi-remen/)

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> [“I never think of stories as made things; I think of them as found things. As if you pull them out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/i-never-think-of-stories-as-made-things-i-think-of-them-as-found/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

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> [“It’s humbling, though, to think of all the stories that used to be, when they were at their best - before they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-glennon/it-s-humbling-though-to-think-of-all-the-stories-that-used-to-be-when/)

[Paul Glennon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-glennon/)

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> [My first book came out again - the re-issue from 2001. I was rereading it to make sure that I didn't miss…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-orner/my-first-book-came-out-again-the-re-issue-from-2001-i-was-rereading/)

[Peter Orner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-orner/)

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> [“People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it’s the other way around. Stories exist independently of their players. If…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/people-think-that-stories-are-shaped-by-people-in-fact-it-s-the-other/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

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> [“Life is wonderful and strange...and it’s also absolutely mundane and tiresome. It’s hilarious and it’s deadening. It’s a big, screwed-up morass of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-doerr/life-is-wonderful-and-strange-and-it-s-also-absolutely-mundane-and/)

[Anthony Doerr](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-doerr/)

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> [I don't think about the stories so much, as the characters themselves. They live on, and they are almost as real as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-auster/i-don-t-think-about-the-stories-so-much-as-the-characters-themselves/)

[Paul Auster](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-auster/)

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> [“Think of all the stories that would end before they begin if their characters gave careful consideration to the consequences of their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-selgin/think-of-all-the-stories-that-would-end-before-they-begin-if-their/)

[Peter Selgin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-selgin/)

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> [We are essentially in the business of telling stories. We would like to think that most of our stories are basically human…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bryant-gumbel/we-are-essentially-in-the-business-of-telling-stories-we-would-like/)

[Bryant Gumbel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bryant-gumbel/)

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> [Before you have a baby, friends tell you 'sleep now,' and you laugh because you don't think that all those stories could…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-marie-combs/before-you-have-a-baby-friends-tell-you-sleep-now-and-you-laugh/)

[Holly Marie Combs](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-marie-combs/)

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> [Doing a story about my mundane, waking life, how much I don't like my job, or breaking up with someone, I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-woodring/doing-a-story-about-my-mundane-waking-life-how-much-i-don-t-like-my/)

[Jim Woodring](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-woodring/)

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> [I never think of stories as made things; I think of them as found things. As if you pull them out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-king/i-never-think-of-stories-as-made-things-i-think-of-them-as-found-2/)

[Stephen King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-king/)

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> [I think about stories and their logic and wonder if there can be any such thing as simply "there is a book.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/scarlett-thomas/i-think-about-stories-and-their-logic-and-wonder-if-there-can-be-any/)

[Scarlett Thomas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/scarlett-thomas/)

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> [In the past, the U.S. was the centre of the world, where everything was happening. I think my stories have always sought…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/hideo-kojima/in-the-past-the-u-s-was-the-centre-of-the-world-where-everything-was/)

[Hideo Kojima](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/hideo-kojima/)

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> [Religion is a huge part of our consciousness. I grew up in the Bible Belt, so it's our mythology. Those are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/samuel-ervin-beam/religion-is-a-huge-part-of-our-consciousness-i-grew-up-in-the-bible/)

[Samuel Ervin Beam](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/samuel-ervin-beam/)

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> [I do think stories are one of the best tools for communicating across any number of cultures. But I also think there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-livermore/i-do-think-stories-are-one-of-the-best-tools-for-communicating-across/)

[David Livermore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-livermore/)

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                        "text": "Why are so many of us enspelled by myths and folk stories in this modern age? Why do we continue to tell the same old tales, over and over again? I think it's because these stories are not just fantasy. They're about real life. We've all encountered wicked wolves, found fairy godmothers, and faced trial by fire. We've all set off into unknown woods at one point in life or another. We've all had to learn to tell friend from foe and to be kind to crones by the side of the road. . . .",
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                        "text": "For many years now I have listened to the stories of people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses as their counselor. From them I have learned how to enjoy the minute particulars of life once again, the grace of a hot cup of coffee, the presence of a friend, the blessing of having a new cake of soap or an hour without pain. Such humble experience is the stuff that many of the very best stories are made of. If we think we have no stories it is because we have not paid enough attention to our lives. Most of us live lives that are far richer and more meaningful than we appreciate.",
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                        "text": "“I never think of stories as made things; I think of them as found things. As if you pull them out of the ground, and you just pick them up. Someone once told me that that was me low-balling my own creativity. That might or might not be the case. But still, on the story I am working on now, I do have some unresolved problem. It doesn’t keep me awake at nights. I feel like when it comes down, it will be there...”",
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                        "text": "“It’s humbling, though, to think of all the stories that used to be, when they were at their best - before they were stories, when they were something previous, something infinitely more wonderful, brimming with potential, potent and inspired, and how they are diminished in the telling. That thing we imagine is out there cannot be captured on paper. The story is always something less than it was supposed to be, something less than when first glimpsed by the imagination.”",
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                        "text": "My first book came out again - the re-issue from 2001. I was rereading it to make sure that I didn't miss any mistakes, and I didn't know who had written some of these stories. I really didn't. I am a different person now. It's weird. I think if stories are good, they have to have a life of their own that's independent of the writer. I like to think of my characters out there in other peoples' heads. That's a nice thing to think about.",
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                        "text": "“People think that stories are shaped by people. In fact, it’s the other way around. Stories exist independently of their players. If you know that, the knowledge is power. Stories, great flapping ribbons of shaped space-time, have been blowing and uncoiling around the universe since the beginning of time. And they have evolved. The weakest have died and the strongest have survived and they have grown fat on the retelling . . . stories, twisting and blowing through the darkness. And their very existence overlays a faint but insistent pattern on the chaos that is history.”",
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