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Plot Quotes

I confess that I cannot understand how we can plot, lie, cheat and commit murder abroad and remain humane, honorable, trustworthy and trusted at home Picture Quote #1

The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who lays the plot Picture Quote #1

I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense Picture Quote #1

First comes an idea. Then, characters begin to evolve out of the landscape of that idea. And then, finally, characters dominate: plot is simply a function of what these people might do or be. Everything has to flow from their personalities; otherwise it will not be emotionally engaging, or plausible Picture Quote #1

Grief doesn’t have a plot. It isn’t smooth. There is no beginning and middle and end Picture Quote #1

I tend to favour films that have multiple plot and story lines, multiple characters and ensemble pieces Picture Quote #1

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Mysteries and thrillers are not the same things, though they are literary siblings. Roughly put, I would say the distinction is that mysteries emphasize motive and psychology whereas thrillers rely more heavily on action and plot Picture Quote #1

A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and unseen Picture Quote #1

Some people’s lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That’s what trauma does. It interrupts the plot. You can’t process it because it doesn’t fit with what came before or what comes afterwards Picture Quote #1

The general plot of life is sometimes shaped by the different ways genuine intelligence combines with equally genuine ignorance Picture Quote #1

The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel which suddenly becomes one you have never read, never even heard of, as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain, to a little fishing village where there are no phones Picture Quote #1

Life has a very simple plot: first you’re here and then you’re not Picture Quote #1

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No opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible Picture Quote #1

Put a man and a girl on stage and there is already a story; a man and two girls, there’s already a plot Picture Quote #1

True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome Picture Quote #1

Satan cannot deny but that great wonders have been wrought by prayer. As the spirit of prayer goes up, so his kingdom goes down. Satan’s strategems against prayer are three. First, if he can, he will keep thee from prayer. If that be not feasible, secondly, he will strive to interrupt thee in prayer. And, thirdly, if that plot takes not, he will labour to hinder the success of thy prayer Picture Quote #1

At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline. To know too much at the start takes the pleasure out of discovering what the book is about Picture Quote #1

Use what you know. Draw from it. It doesnt always mean plot or fact. It means capturing a truth from your experiencing it, expressing values you personally feel deep down in your core Picture Quote #1

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If you were to plot my success or failure, it goes, it very seldom stays on a high plateau Picture Quote #1

Plot is merely the mechanism by which your character is forced up against her deepest fears and desires Picture Quote #1

Baseball is a team game but, at the same time, it’s a very lonely game: unlike in soccer or basketball, where players roam around, in baseball everyone has their little plot of the field to tend. When the action comes to you, the spotlight is on you but no one can help you Picture Quote #1

The real world is devoid of narratives, after all. Narratives are just a thing that our brains do with facts in order to draw a line around the incomprehensible largeness of reality and wrestle it into something learnable and manipulable. Existence is devoid of plot, theme, and most of all moral Picture Quote #1

I begin by writing paragraphs that don’t have an immediate relation to a plot. The sound of the story comes first Picture Quote #1

There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you’re miserable and working out Picture Quote #1

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Plot, or evolution, is life responding to environment; and not only is this response always in terms of conflict, but the really great struggle, the epic struggle of creation, is the inner fight of the individual whereby the soul builds up character Picture Quote #1

I farm a little plot of things to say, with not much frontage on the busy road Picture Quote #1

I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this Picture Quote #1

It takes a fierce devotion to defend your artistic space, and eternal vigilance over it, because the needs of others will grow like vines in your little plot and claim it back for the jungle Picture Quote #1

A meal can be thought of as a ritual and a work of art, with limits laid down, desires aroused and fulfilled, enticements, variety, patterning and plot. As in a work of art, not only the overall form, but also the details matter intensely Picture Quote #1

According to the media, trans women were subject to pain and punch lines. Instead of proclaiming that I was not a plot device to be laughed at, I spent my younger years internalizing and fighting those stereotypes Picture Quote #1

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I confess that I cannot understand how we can plot, lie, cheat and commit murder abroad and remain humane, honorable, trustworthy and trusted at home (Plot Quotes) The guilty is he who meditates a crime; the punishment is his who lays the plot (Plot Quotes) I believe that the writer should tell a story. I believe in plot. I believe in creating characters and suspense (Plot Quotes) First comes an idea. Then, characters begin to evolve out of the landscape of that idea. And then, finally, characters dominate: plot is simply a function of what these people might do or be. Everything has to flow from their personalities; otherwise it will not be emotionally engaging, or plausible (Plot Quotes) Grief doesn’t have a plot. It isn’t smooth. There is no beginning and middle and end (Plot Quotes) I tend to favour films that have multiple plot and story lines, multiple characters and ensemble pieces (Plot Quotes) Mysteries and thrillers are not the same things, though they are literary siblings. Roughly put, I would say the distinction is that mysteries emphasize motive and psychology whereas thrillers rely more heavily on action and plot (Plot Quotes) A novel is not a summary of its plot but a collection of instances, of luminous specific details that take us in the direction of the unsaid and unseen (Plot Quotes) Some people’s lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That’s what trauma does. It interrupts the plot. You can’t process it because it doesn’t fit with what came before or what comes afterwards (Plot Quotes) The general plot of life is sometimes shaped by the different ways genuine intelligence combines with equally genuine ignorance (Plot Quotes) The name of the author is the first to go followed obediently by the title, the plot, the heartbreaking conclusion, the entire novel which suddenly becomes one you have never read, never even heard of, as if, one by one, the memories you used to harbor decided to retire to the southern hemisphere of the brain, to a little fishing village where there are no phones (Plot Quotes) Life has a very simple plot: first you’re here and then you’re not (Plot Quotes) No opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible (Plot Quotes) Put a man and a girl on stage and there is already a story; a man and two girls, there’s already a plot (Plot Quotes) True hope dwells on the possible, even when life seems to be a plot written by someone who wants to see how much adversity we can overcome (Plot Quotes) Satan cannot deny but that great wonders have been wrought by prayer. As the spirit of prayer goes up, so his kingdom goes down. Satan’s strategems against prayer are three. First, if he can, he will keep thee from prayer. If that be not feasible, secondly, he will strive to interrupt thee in prayer. And, thirdly, if that plot takes not, he will labour to hinder the success of thy prayer (Plot Quotes) At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline. To know too much at the start takes the pleasure out of discovering what the book is about (Plot Quotes) Use what you know. Draw from it. It doesnt always mean plot or fact. It means capturing a truth from your experiencing it, expressing values you personally feel deep down in your core (Plot Quotes) If you were to plot my success or failure, it goes, it very seldom stays on a high plateau (Plot Quotes) Plot is merely the mechanism by which your character is forced up against her deepest fears and desires (Plot Quotes) Baseball is a team game but, at the same time, it’s a very lonely game: unlike in soccer or basketball, where players roam around, in baseball everyone has their little plot of the field to tend. When the action comes to you, the spotlight is on you but no one can help you (Plot Quotes) The real world is devoid of narratives, after all. Narratives are just a thing that our brains do with facts in order to draw a line around the incomprehensible largeness of reality and wrestle it into something learnable and manipulable. Existence is devoid of plot, theme, and most of all moral (Plot Quotes) I begin by writing paragraphs that don’t have an immediate relation to a plot. The sound of the story comes first (Plot Quotes) There is no better place to plot the death of a character than when you’re miserable and working out (Plot Quotes) Plot, or evolution, is life responding to environment; and not only is this response always in terms of conflict, but the really great struggle, the epic struggle of creation, is the inner fight of the individual whereby the soul builds up character (Plot Quotes) I farm a little plot of things to say, with not much frontage on the busy road (Plot Quotes) I begin by assembling notes on characters. Large swaths of the plot become clear to me as I do this (Plot Quotes) It takes a fierce devotion to defend your artistic space, and eternal vigilance over it, because the needs of others will grow like vines in your little plot and claim it back for the jungle (Plot Quotes) A meal can be thought of as a ritual and a work of art, with limits laid down, desires aroused and fulfilled, enticements, variety, patterning and plot. As in a work of art, not only the overall form, but also the details matter intensely (Plot Quotes) According to the media, trans women were subject to pain and punch lines. Instead of proclaiming that I was not a plot device to be laughed at, I spent my younger years internalizing and fighting those stereotypes (Plot Quotes)

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