I'm used to one-dimensional female friendships. It's become a kind of trope. — Rachel Brosnahan Copy Share Image
The familiar trope of the woman in peril doesn't really interest me. — Karin Slaughter Copy Share Image
Some facts in life are immutable. One is, trust no-one who uses the word 'trope'. — Mark Gatiss Copy Share Image
“Do you mean to tell me, Superintendent, that this is one of those damned cases you get in detective stories where a… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Moving cities are a fairly hoary old sci-fi trope - I seem to recall they were always cropping up on 'Doctor Who'… — Philip Reeve Copy Share Image
I'm drawn to the figure of the ungrateful subaltern as a trope in literature. In real life, it is often dangerous to… — Jenny Zhang Copy Share Image
“Hello, Mr. Trope, how may I help you?” says my older, completely sexually unattractive assistant, Penny.” — Alexa Riley Copy Share Image
I think the whole 'tiger mom' thing is a very common trope. People like to show Asian moms giving pressure, but they… — Ronny Chieng Copy Share Image
It's so rich as a trope - the whole idea of the road and it being in terms of language, being an… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
I like animal sidekicks. They seem to be a pretty cool trope of post-apocalyptic fiction - just because if you're going to… — Brian K. Vaughan Copy Share Image
There's a certain trope in young adult fiction. A young girl gets cancer and becomes this radiant person who's a fountain of… — Jesse Andrews Copy Share Image
“There is something universally chilling about a new plot. And I could see how my boy needed time and space for a… — Chang-rae Lee Copy Share Image
I don't think it is as a trope or as something in our psyches. There's very little wilderness out there but there… — Anne Waldman Copy Share Image
Perhaps 'photography' has become so all-pervasive that it no longer makes sense to think about it as a discreet practice or field… — Trevor Paglen Copy Share Image
I try to stay away from tropes, or if there is a trope there, I ensure that it's cleverly written and isn't… — Adam Pearson Copy Share Image
One path I've used a lot is to deeply and thoughtfully consider a trope or a tradition, and then set about taking… — Lidia Yuknavitch Copy Share Image
In mainstream literature, a trope is a figure of speech: metaphor, simile, irony, or the like. Words used other than literally. In… — Edward M. Lerner Copy Share Image
“I very nearly titled this book Stop Murdering the Henchmen after this trope. If I could wave a magic wand and remove… — Samantha Keel Copy Share Image
“Our heroes have arrived, then," the stranger said, his voice a soft, bubbly murmur. "Excuse me?" Poison queries. The odd creature put… — Chris Wooding Copy Share Image
“[...] a familiar art historical narrative [...] celebrates the triumph of the expressive individual over the collective, of innovation over tradition, and… — Grant H. Kester Copy Share Image
“JG: Ha! I will get him Looking for Alaska and tell him this idea that a human being is more than a… — John Green Copy Share Image
“A song is not a tool for changing a human heart in the way that a wrench is a tool for changing… — John Barnes Copy Share Image
I think that what I do is a form of pathetic fallacy, the literary trope in which nature is in sympathy with… — Elizabeth Wein Copy Share Image
“expatriation, like love, is not only a condition that devastates and reconfigures the self; it is, like love, a trope, a figure… — André Aciman Copy Share Image
The Collector [John Fowles book] does such a good job of capturing the mindset of a capturer, and also that's become a… — Emma Donoghue Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of the trope of 'the poor boy meets the wealthy girl.' I like the idea of this boy… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
Ever since 'Single White Female,' the 1990 novel which was turned into a supremely scary film, the idea of a seemingly normal… — Lisa Jewell Copy Share Image
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