Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for. — Bryant H. McGill Copy Share Image
The concept of writing a novel and not knowing where it's going - I don't know how to do that. Novels are… — John Irving Copy Share Image
I thought I could rely on the plot in the novel and fill in the colour between the lines, but I made… — Ben Affleck Copy Share Image
Why suspend the habeas corpus in insurrections and rebellions? Examine the history of England. See how few of the cases of the… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
Rollerball is an incoherent mess, a jumble of footage in search of plot, meaning, rhythm and sense. There are bright colors and… — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
I love soap operas - the stories, the plots! And I love the game shows and the courtroom dramas and the detectives… — Peter Ackroyd Copy Share Image
A meal can be thought of as a ritual and a work of art, with limits laid down, desires aroused and fulfilled,… — Margaret Visser Copy Share Image
When you are drawing characters to serve a plot purpose, you tend to get flat, stereotyped, unliving characters. — Tom Rickman Copy Share Image
Now up and atom it's on, I was raised to be strong, and mama told me be a thug since the day… — Tupac Shakur Copy Share Image
The ones [comedies] that I always liked, whether it's Terms of Endearment, Broadcast News, or Fast Times of Ridgemont High, they were… — Judd Apatow Copy Share Image
We are now at a point where because we in fact have been successful at stopping a number of plots, a threat… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
I started natural farming after the war with just one small plot, but gradually I acquired additional acreage by taking over surrounding… — Masanobu Fukuoka Copy Share Image
The drive . . . is to create a one world government ... Do I mean conspiracy? Yes I do. I am… — Larry McDonald Copy Share Image
The character can never be static from book to book. People might think you just come up with a new plot and… — Michael Connelly Copy Share Image
Movies are all about plot. Theater, even if it's story heavy, it's about ideas. — Harvey Fierstein Copy Share Image
A plot without action is like pasta without garlic, like Dolly Parton without cleavage, and like a writer without his similes. — Dean Koontz Copy Share Image
My muse is an ungrateful harlot who’s abandoned me to actually come up with my own plots. — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
When I write my novels I don't really have a huge plan beforehand; I don't have the whole plot and architecture, so… — Michael Ondaatje Copy Share Image
When you get ready to write your novel, outline it first. There's nothing worse than getting halfway through and realizing you've painted… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
As a writer, I try to appeal to the 'elusive boy audience' the same way I try to appeal to everyone: I… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
The king died and then the queen died is a story. The king died, and then queen died of grief is a… — E. M. Forster Copy Share Image
When you get to set, you don't try to play the plot; you just play the character. — Charlie Cox Copy Share Image
While Barack Obama was making his latest pitch for a brand new, even more unsustainable entitlement at the health care 'summit,' thousands… — Mark Steyn Copy Share Image
In America, if you are a landowner, you own the minerals vertically underneath your plot. So if there is shale, you get… — Jim Ratcliffe Copy Share Image
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