Plot Quotes

625 quotes by 538 authors

Real life seems to have no plots. — Ivy Compton-Burnett
Surely it was time someone invented a new plot, or that the author came out from the bushes. — Virginia Woolf
The most basic task of any museum must be the protection of works of cultural significance entrusted to its care for the edification and pleasure… — Martin Filler
It helps to regard soul as an active intelligence, forming and plotting each person's fate. Translators use "plot" to render the ancient Greek word mythos… — James Hillman
Not only around our infancy Doth heaven with all its splendors lie; Daily, with souls that cringe and plot, We Sinais climb and know it… — James Russell Lowell
In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she's a strong character. She does change the plot.… — Ken Follett
There's not a woman in the book, the plot hinges on unkindness to animals, and the black characters mostly drown by Chapter 29. — P.J. O'Rourke
My soul, sit thou a patient looker-on; Judge not the play before the play is done: Her plot hath many changes; every day Speaks a… — Francis Quarles
A plot begins when somebody has something to hide. — John Banville
The past record of man is burdened with accounts of assasinations, secret combines, palace plots and betrayals in war. But in spite of this clear… — G. Edward Griffin
NDCC is an admirable job of amassing information to prove that communism is socialism and socialism (a plot to enslave the world) is not a… — Dan Smoot
The Thickety is a sinister, magical debut with a marvelous and shocking heroine. J.A. Whiteâ€™s elegant writing and masterful plot kept me turning pages late… — Lisa McMann
I came to realize that far more important to me than any plot or conventional sense was the sheer directionality I felt while reading prose,… — Ben Lerner
Once we know the plot and its surprises, we can appreciate a book's artistry without the usual confusion and sap flow of emotion, content to… — Michael Dirda
If you need to take a step back from day-to-day operations and plot out the long-term direction of your user experience strategy, consultants can give… — Jesse James Garrett
I've got to formulate a plot or end up in jail or shot, success is my only option, failure's not. — Eminem
No unemployment insurance can be compared to an alliance between a man and a plot of land. — Henry Ford
Wherever you have a plot of land, however small, plant a garden. Staying close to the soil is good for the soul. — Spencer W. Kimball
You have the capacity to change the plot line of your life, even if you've been acting from the same script since before you can… — David Simon
But why should I cast myself in the ancient female part of victim of men's plots and passions? — Ellen Douglas

Who Wrote These Plot Quotes

538 authors contributed a total of 625 Plot Quotes, led by these top contributors: