Important Quote by Len Wein

I tend not to know what the plot is or the story is or even the theme. Those things come later, for me.

— Michael Ondaatje

The character's attitude is more important than plot.

— Stephen J. Cannell

I think situations are more important than plot and character.

— Harry Mathews

I've always wrestled with the difference between plot and structure, and after re-reading a lot of writing books I realized I wasn't alone.

— Jeff VanderMeer

Story is important but the most important is the theme and how you're going to convey theme cinematically. I'm a believer also.

— Alfonso Cuaron

Plot and character are virtually the same thing.

— Daniel Keys Moran

There is only one plot-things are not what they seem.

— Jim Thompson

I'm not an enormous proponent of plot as a reader. It's about other things; my reading has become specialized over the years.

— Patrick deWitt

The absence of plot leaves the reader room to think about other things.

— David Shields

I always think plot is what you fall back on if you can't write, to keep things going.

— Meg Rosoff

Sometimes, I have themes that interest me or that touch on larger issues but, really, I'm just trying to figure out the plot, or…

— Brian Selznick

Once a novel gets going and I know it is viable, I don't then worry about plot or themes. These things will come in…

— Chinua Achebe