I think Quote by Patrick deWitt

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

I was attempting to write the story of my life. It wasn't so much about plot. It was much more about character.

— David Levithan

I'm probably more character-driven than plot-driven. It's rare for me to attach myself to an idea for a story.

— Steven Soderbergh

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

I'm not one of these 'the characters write themselves; the story just fell out of me' kind of writers. Wish it was like that.

— Markus Zusak

I detest the word plot. I never, never think of plot. I think only and solely of character. Give me the characters; I'll tell…

— Stirling Silliphant

Any writer would rather dig into character than dig into fancy plots.

— Michael Connelly

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

— Meg Rosoff

As a matter of writing philosophy, if there is one, I try not to ever plot a story. I try to write it from…

— Anonymous

I realised that what I loved was descriptive writing rather than something with a plot.

— Arlo Parks

I don't plot, and I don't plan. I like to be surprised like the reader.

— Joe R. Lansdale

That’s the problem with fiction — or the charm, if you want. Even mediocre plots have a way of sinking their hooks into you,…

— Charles McGrath