I don't like to go to the movies to see violence or some kind of spy thing with all kinds of information… — Pia Zadora Copy Share Image
If you stop one terror attack in the U.S., it may be connected to multiple other plots out there that are connected.… — Patrick McHenry Copy Share Image
Language is the ticket to plot and character, after all, because both are built out of language. — Aimee Bender Copy Share Image
Also, worldbuilding touches all aspects of your story. It touches plot and character as well. If you don't know the culture your… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
When in doubt, the rule of threes is a rule that plays well with all of storytelling. When describing a thing? No… — Chuck Wendig Copy Share Image
People are considered pure of heart when they do not approach power and pomp; but those who can be near without being… — Zicheng Hong Copy Share Image
New dramatic writing has banished conversational dialogue from the stage as a relic of dramaturgy based on conflict and exchange: any story,… — Patrice Pavis Copy Share Image
“(In reply to the question, 'Would you like some suggestions for a plot for your next book?') There are three problems with… — Patricia C. Wrede Copy Share Image
Growing up, for years and years I had no idea what the plots of operas were, and that's part of what fascinated… — Rufus Wainwright Copy Share Image
This act of empathy, that women go through from the time we're little girls - we read all of literature, all of… — Meryl Streep Copy Share Image
I feel that discussing story-writing in terms of plot, character, and theme is like trying to describe the expression on a face… — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
It's one of the most liberating things I experience in writing - letting yourself get rid of a gesture or character or… — Leslie Jamison Copy Share Image
Listen to these words of [apostle] Paul: "We war not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, and the rulers… — Louis Farrakhan Copy Share Image
I better make the plot good. I wanted to make it grip people on the first page and have a big turning… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
I don't know exactly why the notion of homeownership has such a grasp on the American imagination. Perhaps as descendants of landless… — Ellen Goodman Copy Share Image
The Thickety is a sinister, magical debut with a marvelous and shocking heroine. J.A. White’s elegant writing and masterful plot kept me… — Lisa McMann Copy Share Image
I eat broccoli. I think about the plot. I pace in circles for hours, counter-clockwise, listening to music. I try to think… — Matthew Tobin Anderson Copy Share Image
I try to write something that would interest anybody and keep them turning the page. You must have a plot and good… — Ernest Gaines Copy Share Image
A lot of roles for people with disabilities are quite patronising. It's a real pity when they are just used to give… — Mark Haddon Copy Share Image
Even a dream as inspiration doesn't mean anything unless you then find that it's sparked an actual story with a plot. — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
Compelling characters are not cogs in the machine of your plot; they are human beings to whom the story happens. — David Corbett Copy Share Image
I like big books and I cannot lie. You other readers can’t deny That when a kid walks in with The Name… — Jim C. Hines Copy Share Image
Authorities in New York City have foiled a plot by terrorists to blow up the Holland Tunnel. There was one awkward moment… — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
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