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153 Outline quotes by 138 unique authors

you ask me what I'm looking for, and I outline you. you don't recognize the shape, offer other names. you say my time will come,… — David Levithan
In very truth, a wise imagination, which is the presence of the spirit of God, is the best guide that man or woman can have;… — George MacDonald
I don't start a novel until I have lived with the story for awhile to the point of actually writing an outline and after a… — John Grisham
All your life you live so close to truth, it becomes a permanent blur in the corner of your eye, and when something nudges it… — Tom Stoppard
You want this?" His voice was hoarse. "Yes," she said. "Do you?" His finger traced the outline of her mouth. "For this I would have… — Cassandra Clare
Nobody would know me from my own description of myself; which is why, when called upon (rarely, I grant) to provide an account, I tailor… — Claire Messud
It was dark in the alcove, so dark that Jace was only an outline of shadows and gold. His body pinned Clary's to the wall.… — Cassandra Clare
To make us one nation as to foreign concerns, and keep us distinct in Domestic ones gives the outline of the proper division of powers… — Thomas Jefferson
In my stand-up, I generally improvise from an outline. — Jeff Garlin
The issue is: how do you engage the audience? And one of the things I talk to our communicators about is: The outline is great;… — Andy Stanley
I love the Web, but the basis of my work is going through the physical books. When you go to the library, you see other… — Camille Paglia
I start with a beat sheet, which is more of an abbreviated outline. It hits all the major plot points. From there, I move to… — Kami Garcia
One can, in principle, outline sort of a set of neural circuits that are critically involved and even identify disorders that affect different components of… — Eric Kandel
The more work you put in on your outline and getting the skeleton of your story right, the easier the process is later. — Drew Goddard
I always work from an outline. — Sarah Mlynowski
I read round the subject, I make a skeleton outline, and then I start work in the relevant archives. During the marshaling of the material,… — Antony Beevor
I used to be an obsessive outliner - figuring that writing without an outline was like jumping off a cliff and building a parachute on… — Robin Wasserman
Outlining is like putting on training wheels. It gives me the courage to write, but we always go off the outline. — Hallie Ephron
It takes time for the absent to assume their true shape in our thoughts. After death they take on a firmer outline and then cease… — Colley Cibber
The way I outline has changed quite a bit from when I first started writing. — George Stephen
The main concern of the study is with the outline of a theoretical system. Its minor variations from writer to writer are not a matter… — Talcott Parsons
Look not at the days gone by with a forlorn heart. They were simply the dots we can now connect with our present, to help… — Dodinsky
I used to see you everywhere...In my mind, in my thoughts, in others words, in my heart, but I feel you're slipping from my grip.… — Naz
His jaw was swollen. A thick red bruise quickly began forming, tracing the outline of an unfamiliar fist and uninvited rings. His tooth had bitten… — Jacob
I think that by following the route that I have tried to outline, one gets into a much more interesting and productive series of questions… — Marvin Harris

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