I remember having some problems with [the Deus Ex theme] when I first heard it and I was trying to figure out… — Warren Spector Copy Share Image
“But think about it - what if there were a deus ex machina in real life? Everything would be so easy! If… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“A bunch of different people appear, and they’ve got their own situations and reasons and excuses, and each one is pursuing his… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
“A deus ex machina will never appear in real life so you best make other arrangements.” — Marisha Pessl Copy Share Image
“Introduction of deus ex machina is a tell-tale sign of sloppy plotting.” — Mike Mehalek Copy Share Image
“This is the plot up to the moment when the writer leaves the woman still dolefully enmeshed in it, and, suitcase in… — Philip Roth Copy Share Image
I need some kind of... like... last minute, poorly-set-up deus ex machina!! — Bryan Lee O'Malley Copy Share Image
“...no matter how beneficial a disappearing act might be for me, I could never tear myself away from a show in progress.… — Josh Kilmer-Purcell Copy Share Image
“We have entered the Age of Light. The ages of steam and coal are long gone. With oil clinging to power, light… — Bruce Watson Copy Share Image
“...This particular blunder is known as deus ex machina , which is French for "Are you fucking kidding me?” — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“I had, therefore, to resign myself to commissioning a duplicate from a jeweller in Madrid. They did the work very nicely. The… — Jean Lorrain Copy Share Image
“Just as well,” he said. “We have one deus ex machina too many as it is.” — Dan Simmons Copy Share Image
Personally, I avoid deus ex machina like the plague - if you have to use one, it means you failed to set… — Charles Stross Copy Share Image
Deus ex machina not only erases all meaning and emotion, it's an insult to the audience. Each of us knows we must… — Robert McKee Copy Share Image
It's the next phase of authorship of this country's energy future. It's gonna come from the people. It's not gonna be deus… — Josh Fox Copy Share Image
“Nothing is more frustrating than sitting in an office amid typewriters and mimeographers when you know what deus ex machina means.” — Florence King Copy Share Image
“God of the gaps” Christianity seeks to present Christianity as playing a strong savior role whereby it fills the gaps and provides… — Paul Louis Metzger Copy Share Image
“Looking on the bright side, let us remind ourselves of what has happened in the wake of earlier demystifications. We find no… — Daniel Dennett Copy Share Image
Many people question their religious identity today, not necessarily by thinking of converting to Judaism or to Islam: it's just that technologies… — Paul Virilio Copy Share Image
“...This type of ending is a special instance of deus ex machina , known as the folie adieu , which is French… — Howard Mittelmark Copy Share Image
“Readers tend to tolerate such "accidents"... when they get the characters into trouble but they're less accepting when the author uses them… — Thomas McCormack Copy Share Image
“If novelists truly wanted to simulate the delta of lfe's possibilities, this is what they'd do. At the back of the book… — Julian Barnes Copy Share Image