Plot Quotes

625 quotes by 538 authors

Plots behind plots, plans behind plans. There was always another secret. — Brandon Sanderson
She gathers my half of the blankets around her and curls up against the wall. She will sleep for hours more, dreaming endless landscapes and… — Isaac Marion
The best stories I have heard were pointless, the best books those whose plot I can never remember, the best individuals those whom I never… — Henry Miller
I see God now as an unimaginative writer of popular fictions, someone who builds stories around sadistic and graceless plots, narratives that exist only to… — Joe Hill
Story is honorable and trustworthy; plot is shifty, and best kept under house arrest. — Stephen King
This blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England. — William Shakespeare
You'd think that would have been forgotten long ago. But no, no sooner has a little grass grown over it than some clumsy camel comes… — Kerstin Gier
Do you ever get moods when life seems absolutely meaningless? It's like a badly-constructed story, with all sorts of characters moving in and out who… — P.G. Wodehouse
The difficulty in the way of writing a children's play is that Barrie was born too soon. Many people must have felt the same about… — A A Milne
I know you can't see it, not you, Ed, but maybe if I tell you the whole plot you'll understand it this once, because even… — Daniel Handler
Once I start work on a project, I donâ€™t stop and I donâ€™t slow down unless I absolutely have to. If I donâ€™t write every… — Stephen King
With six weeks' worth of recuperation time, you'll also be able to see any glaring holes in the plot or character development. And listen--if you… — Stephen King
This is what love does: It makes you want to rewrite the world. It makes you want to choose the characters, build the scenery, guide… — David Levithan
For me, Modern Warfare 3 's plot makes its signature turn around the bend when Russia invades Europe. As in, all of it. Simultaneously. Now,… — Yahtzee Croshaw
Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the plot. You can't… — Jessica Stern
Itâ€™s so real." "Most dreams are. It isn't until you wake up that you see all the plot holes. — Becca Fitzpatrick
I love enemies, though not in the Christian way. They amuse me, excite my blood. Being always on oneâ€™s guard, catching every glance, the significance… — Mikhail Lermontov
There are only so many plots in the world. It's how they unfold that makes them interesting. — Lauren Beukes
Time is the metre, memory the only plot. — Derek Walcott
Life has a very simple plot: first you're here and then you're not. — Eric Idle

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