Lives do not have plots, only biographies do.

Biographies are, in their nature, far more difficult to make into films than novels, because novels come with plots constructed and dialogue written, whereas…

— Claire Tomalin

“Plots within plots, but all roads lead down the dragon’s gullet.”

— George R.R. Martin

All plots tend to move deathward. This is the nature of plots.

— Don DeLillo

“Ivy shrugs. “Poisoning is the Marauders’ way. No offense, but feel free to take some.”

— S.G. Blaise

Plots are ... what the writer sees with.

— Eudora Welty

There are only so many plots in the world. It's how they unfold that makes them interesting.

— Lauren Beukes

“Have no delusions of grandeur or plotting schemes. Have flawless confidence because you are worthy and sacred.”

— Donna Goddard

“Life plots elegantly.”

— Alice Randall

As one of my creative writing professors once said, there are only seven plots. What makes those plots different is how you handle them,…

— Kristine Kathryn Rusch

“A good plot should have a strong middle and a spectacular end. But under no circumstances should it have a beginning.”

— A.M. Dean

He who plots to hurt others often hurts himself.

— Aesop

“Plots are for dead people.”

— Anonymous

I think every writer has a book that haunts them, and on some level, every book you write is a reaction to it. 'Lolita'…

— Marisha Pessl

Growing up, for years and years I had no idea what the plots of operas were, and that's part of what fascinated me -…

— Rufus Wainwright

The intelligence investigation under the leadership of Senator Church, which I know has helped cause this investigation by you, points out that the agencies…

— John Sherman Cooper