Plot Quote by Michael Ondaatje

Before I start, I trick myself into thinking I know what's going to happen in the story, but the characters have ideas of their…

— Neal Shusterman

Plot is not my forte. It's like I have to live in my head in the book for a while before I figure out…

— Erin Morgenstern

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

I know from experience that I make the best decisions when I'm into the story and inspired by the story, not when I'm sitting…

— Pamela Clare

Anytime I feel like I am beginning to explain the plot or characters too much my stomach churns. I like stories that let the…

— Charles Forsman

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

I've never sat down and thought about the difference between plot and theme. To me, that's never been important.

— Len Wein

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

— Jim Thompson

The whole thing of doing a TV series, I find it very daunting not knowing where the story's going.

— Danny Huston

I never plot out my novels in terms of the tone of the book. Hopefully, once a story is begun it reveals itself

— Alice Hoffman

For me, any story I tackle begins with the human relationships and not the plot.

— Celeste Ng

When you get right down to it, there's something uniquely satisfying in being gripped by a great plot, in begrudging whatever real-world obligations might…

— Jean Hanff Korelitz