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Plot Quotes

Each time I’m starting to work on a film, even if I love to settle the plot in the real world, I start to think about the plot as a fairy tale, or a dream, or a nightmare... As if it was the best way to tell the truth about characters or narration, instead of realism Picture Quote #1

Soils and national characters differ, but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in treatment Picture Quote #1

Beating up on public schools is not just our nation’s favorite blood sport, but also a favorite conversational entertainment of the well-off - like debating the most recent toothsome plot twists of ‘Big Love’ - who, of course, have no dog in the fight Picture Quote #1

Life doesn’t change when you meet a guy and life doesn’t fall apart when you break up with one. We are teaching young female readers the wrong things through books not only expressing this point, but also using these two concepts as turning plot points of novels Picture Quote #1

The menopause of Sarah became her menostart; this is feminine beauty! The death plot against Mordecai became his life spring; this is masculine beauty! A kind of life lived in God’s word is a life of miraculous beauty! Picture Quote #1

Like a lot of writers, I just got sick to death of conventional fiction. I absolutely couldn’t stand the illusion of reality and plot. I just couldn’t stomach it Picture Quote #1

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I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists me in my admitted weakness, plot Picture Quote #1

By mastering character and plot, you give your book a fighting chance and withoutcharacter and plot, no book can survive Picture Quote #1

When a number of crimes - for instance, burglaries - can be linked to the same offender, police often plot the locations on a map. The art of finding the location of the criminal’s home based on the crime sites is a key objective in what is known as geographical profiling Picture Quote #1

Giving consumers the choice of having it all in one big bite means different viewers are in many different places in the book, making it hard to discuss without spoiling the plot. The intervals between first-run programming provide a space for communion and that tantalizing sense of anticipation Picture Quote #1

I always write on unlined typing paper and write the first draft in longhand, using cheap Bic pens. I try to write about four pages a day, which usually yields a first draft in six months. I don’t plot ahead of time, so I’m flying by the seat of my pants for the first draft Picture Quote #1

Harry Potter’ shouldn’t be children’s first experience with suspense and plot turns Picture Quote #1

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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I’m writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters Picture Quote #1

In re-reading ‘Presumed Innocent,’ the one thing that struck me - and I re-read the book four different times in writing ‘Innocent,’ interested in different things each time - but I did think there were a couple of extra loops in the plot that I probably didn’t need. The other thing that sort of amazed me was how discursive the book was Picture Quote #1

I had to kiss it [ playing Hamlet] goodbye because Marvel have to plot things for the next three, four years Picture Quote #1

Members walk into the chamber full of hatred. They believe the worst lies about the other side. Two senators stopped by my office just a few hours ago. Why? They had a plot to nail somebody on the other side. That’s what Congress has come to Picture Quote #1

I love writing both fiction and memoir. Both have unique challenges; bottom line, fiction is hard because you have to come up with the credible, twisty plot, and memoir is hard because you have to say something true and profound, albeit in a funny way Picture Quote #1

I would love to travel to the future to plot out some things so there’s no more guess work Picture Quote #1

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[Gertrude Stein] really needed someone like Virgil Thomson, whom she respected, to sit on her a bit and make her devise some plot Picture Quote #1

In America, if you are a landowner, you own the minerals vertically underneath your plot. So if there is shale, you get a share Picture Quote #1

Steve [King] has been incredibly supportive. He’s also really good about getting back to me when I have questions about plot or characterization Picture Quote #1

I don’t think I’m a natural novelist. Plot is definitely one of my weaker points. I’ve been working on it a long time, and it’s not getting much better Picture Quote #1

I would say I have sort of a natural gift for character, and following one person’s point of view at a time, and dialogue, but I’m not naturally good at strong plot Picture Quote #1

I keep an elaborate calendar for my characters detailing on which dates everything happens. I’m constantly revising this as I go along. It gives me the freedom to intricately plot my story, knowing it will at least hold up on a timeline Picture Quote #1

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I think I can speak with a degree of authority... today, the biggest driving force of movies is pace; God help you if you try to put in a scene that is about character and not plot Picture Quote #1

With different changes but the same plot, sometimes our story has already unfolded. It’s just trapped in the pages of ink and paper. God is waiting in His Word Picture Quote #1

Be a good listener in the special way a story requires: note the manner of presentation; the development of plot, character; the addition of new dramatic sequences; the emphasis accorded to one figure or another in the recital; and the degree of enthusiam, of coherence, the narrator gives to his or her account Picture Quote #1

I don’t care how good a song is. If it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it Picture Quote #1

I love good stories; you have to have a good plot - characters which intertwine with a good plot Picture Quote #1

Not only a great game, ‘Uncharted 2’ raised the bar for storytelling for the medium. The game treated action as a part of the overall story rather than a way to move from plot point to plot point Picture Quote #1

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Each time I’m starting to work on a film, even if I love to settle the plot in the real world, I start to think about the plot as a fairy tale, or a dream, or a nightmare... As if it was the best way to tell the truth about characters or narration, instead of realism. (Plot Quotes) Soils and national characters differ, but fairy tales are the same in plot and incidents, if not in treatment. (Plot Quotes) Beating up on public schools is not just our nation’s favorite blood sport, but also a favorite conversational entertainment of the well-off - like debating the most recent toothsome plot twists of ‘Big Love’ - who, of course, have no dog in the fight. (Plot Quotes) Life doesn’t change when you meet a guy and life doesn’t fall apart when you break up with one. We are teaching young female readers the wrong things through books not only expressing this point, but also using these two concepts as turning plot points of novels. (Plot Quotes) The menopause of Sarah became her menostart; this is feminine beauty! The death plot against Mordecai became his life spring; this is masculine beauty! A kind of life lived in God’s word is a life of miraculous beauty! (Plot Quotes) Like a lot of writers, I just got sick to death of conventional fiction. I absolutely couldn’t stand the illusion of reality and plot. I just couldn’t stomach it. (Plot Quotes) I love working fictional characters into a piece of history. It plays to my strengths, which are characterization and dialogue, and assists me in my admitted weakness, plot. (Plot Quotes) By mastering character and plot, you give your book a fighting chance and withoutcharacter and plot, no book can survive. (Plot Quotes) When a number of crimes - for instance, burglaries - can be linked to the same offender, police often plot the locations on a map. The art of finding the location of the criminal’s home based on the crime sites is a key objective in what is known as geographical profiling. (Plot Quotes) Giving consumers the choice of having it all in one big bite means different viewers are in many different places in the book, making it hard to discuss without spoiling the plot. The intervals between first-run programming provide a space for communion and that tantalizing sense of anticipation. (Plot Quotes) I always write on unlined typing paper and write the first draft in longhand, using cheap Bic pens. I try to write about four pages a day, which usually yields a first draft in six months. I don’t plot ahead of time, so I’m flying by the seat of my pants for the first draft. (Plot Quotes) Harry Potter’ shouldn’t be children’s first experience with suspense and plot turns (Plot Quotes) The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I’m writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters. (Plot Quotes) In re-reading ‘Presumed Innocent,’ the one thing that struck me - and I re-read the book four different times in writing ‘Innocent,’ interested in different things each time - but I did think there were a couple of extra loops in the plot that I probably didn’t need. The other thing that sort of amazed me was how discursive the book was. (Plot Quotes) I had to kiss it [ playing Hamlet] goodbye because Marvel have to plot things for the next three, four years. (Plot Quotes) Members walk into the chamber full of hatred. They believe the worst lies about the other side. Two senators stopped by my office just a few hours ago. Why? They had a plot to nail somebody on the other side. That’s what Congress has come to. (Plot Quotes) I love writing both fiction and memoir. Both have unique challenges; bottom line, fiction is hard because you have to come up with the credible, twisty plot, and memoir is hard because you have to say something true and profound, albeit in a funny way. (Plot Quotes) I would love to travel to the future to plot out some things so there’s no more guess work (Plot Quotes) [Gertrude Stein] really needed someone like Virgil Thomson, whom she respected, to sit on her a bit and make her devise some plot. (Plot Quotes) In America, if you are a landowner, you own the minerals vertically underneath your plot. So if there is shale, you get a share. (Plot Quotes) Steve [King] has been incredibly supportive. He’s also really good about getting back to me when I have questions about plot or characterization. (Plot Quotes) I don’t think I’m a natural novelist. Plot is definitely one of my weaker points. I’ve been working on it a long time, and it’s not getting much better. (Plot Quotes) I would say I have sort of a natural gift for character, and following one person’s point of view at a time, and dialogue, but I’m not naturally good at strong plot. (Plot Quotes) I keep an elaborate calendar for my characters detailing on which dates everything happens. I’m constantly revising this as I go along. It gives me the freedom to intricately plot my story, knowing it will at least hold up on a timeline. (Plot Quotes) I think I can speak with a degree of authority... today, the biggest driving force of movies is pace; God help you if you try to put in a scene that is about character and not plot. (Plot Quotes) With different changes but the same plot, sometimes our story has already unfolded. It’s just trapped in the pages of ink and paper. God is waiting in His Word. (Plot Quotes) Be a good listener in the special way a story requires: note the manner of presentation; the development of plot, character; the addition of new dramatic sequences; the emphasis accorded to one figure or another in the recital; and the degree of enthusiam, of coherence, the narrator gives to his or her account. (Plot Quotes) I don’t care how good a song is. If it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it. (Plot Quotes) I love good stories; you have to have a good plot - characters which intertwine with a good plot (Plot Quotes) Not only a great game, ‘Uncharted 2’ raised the bar for storytelling for the medium. The game treated action as a part of the overall story rather than a way to move from plot point to plot point. (Plot Quotes)

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