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title: "14 Thinking Story Quotes by 14 authors"
description: "Browse 14 Thinking Story quotes by 14 authors. Discover the best Thinking Story sayings and thoughts."
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> [The best part of writing is thinking about the story. And then everything else takes a lot of discipline.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kareem-mortimer/the-best-part-of-writing-is-thinking-about-the-story-and-then/)

[Kareem Mortimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kareem-mortimer/)

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> [“And I got to stop thinking there's what was and what will be, and start thinking there's a story in between.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-mcelroy/and-i-got-to-stop-thinking-there-s-what-was-and-what-will-be-and/)

[Joseph McElroy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-mcelroy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e95/joseph-mcelroy-12331_stop-thinking_and-i-got-to-stop-thinking-there-s-what_477318.jpg)

> [I know I'm never going to probably see the Taj Mahal or, you know, climb Mt. Everest, but I can still maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gail-sheehy/i-know-i-m-never-going-to-probably-see-the-taj-mahal-or-you-know/)

[Gail Sheehy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gail-sheehy/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbe/gail-sheehy-3031_about_i-know-i-m-never-going-to-probably-see-t_2261560.jpg)

> [When I start thinking about a story, I don't start by thinking about the fashion, but about who I want to photograph…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-lindbergh/when-i-start-thinking-about-a-story-i-don-t-start-by-thinking-about/)

[Peter Lindbergh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-lindbergh/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bf/peter-lindbergh-13923_fashion_when-i-start-thinking-about-a-story-i-do_2124186.jpg)

> [Joe and I have always been drawn to ensemble storytelling. We like the idea of telling stories from multiple characters' points of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-russo/joe-and-i-have-always-been-drawn-to-ensemble-storytelling-we-like-the/)

[Anthony Russo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-russo/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/845/anthony-russo-15408_ensemble_joe-and-i-have-always-been-drawn-to-ense_108212.jpg)

> [For someone who wants to write a story, they should go on thinking about the story. When it comes up to a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sudha-murty/for-someone-who-wants-to-write-a-story-they-should-go-on-thinking/)

[Sudha Murty](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sudha-murty/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c18/sudha-murty-4572_go_for-someone-who-wants-to-write-a-story-t_2404163.jpg)

> [The idea that a story has to be 'exceptional' in order to be worth telling is curious to me. What if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leslie-jamison/the-idea-that-a-story-has-to-be-exceptional-in-order-to-be-worth/)

[Leslie Jamison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leslie-jamison/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16a/leslie-jamison-8628_believe_the-idea-that-a-story-has-to-be-exceptio_2030693.jpg)

> [I'm always thinking about story, and the development of ideas or images, so with all types of media, I'm simply trying to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-mckean/i-m-always-thinking-about-story-and-the-development-of-ideas-or/)

[Dave McKean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-mckean/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/302/dave-mckean-15219_always-thinking_i-m-always-thinking-about-story-and-the_3142198.jpg)

> [People have asked me a lot, 'What comes first? The pictures or the story? The story or the picture?' It's hard to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-van-allsburg/people-have-asked-me-a-lot-what-comes-first-the-pictures-or-the-story/)

[Chris Van Allsburg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-van-allsburg/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d71/chris-van-allsburg-8945_asked_people-have-asked-me-a-lot-what-comes-fi_238159.jpg)

> [You don't pay any attention to anything anyone else says, no opinions. The important thing is to explode with a story, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/you-don-t-pay-any-attention-to-anything-anyone-else-says-no-opinions/)

[Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/360/ray-bradbury-75_attention_you-don-t-pay-any-attention-to-anything_1850129.jpg)

> [Walt Disney was a story man, and he knew that we were thinking story. That's why he dug us so much and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-m-sherman/walt-disney-was-a-story-man-and-he-knew-that-we-were-thinking-story/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/55d/richard-m-sherman-56258_disney_walt-disney-was-a-story-man-and-he-knew_714029.png)

> [Thinking that your story is so interesting that other people will want to listen to it or read it or pay to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-bourdain/thinking-that-your-story-is-so-interesting-that-other-people-will/)

[Anthony Bourdain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-bourdain/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/05b/anthony-bourdain-649_interesting_thinking-that-your-story-is-so-interesti_1334246.jpg)

> [“The story hangs in the night air between them. It is very latem, and if father or daugther stepped to the window,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chitra-banerjee-divakaruni/the-story-hangs-in-the-night-air-between-them-it-is-very-latem-and-if/)

[Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chitra-banerjee-divakaruni/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c0/chitra-banerjee-divakaruni-751_parenting_the-story-hangs-in-the-night-air-between_1914307.png)

> [Writing, for me, is a little like wood carving. You find the lump of tree (the big central theme that gets you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/writing-for-me-is-a-little-like-wood-carving-you-find-the-lump-of/)

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

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/22b/terry-pratchett-19_avenues_writing-for-me-is-a-little-like-wood-car_380651.jpg)

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