Plots Quotes

126 quotes by 116 authors

No matter how many plots we uncover and disrupt, no matter how many terrorist organizations we degrade or destroy, another individual or group will rise… — Cofer Black
I'm told my SF is of the hard variety and my Fantasy is romantic but hopefully all the characters are strong and the plots are… — Sarah Zettel
I describe my plots as follows; A character is walking down the street when all of a sudden a piano falls on them. They spend… — Sarah Zettel
We read novels because we need stories; we crave them; we canâ€™t live without telling them and hearing them. Stories are how we make sense… — John Dufresne
I believe that the formation of the Chekas was one of the gravest and most impermissible errors that the Bolshevik leaders committed in 1918 when… — Victor Serge
All good plots come from well-orchestrated characters pitted against one another in a conflict of wills. — James N. Frey
Celebrity is a national drama whose characters' parts and plots are written by the tabloids, gossip columnists, websites and interactive buttons. The famous don't actually… — A. A. Gill
Real life seems to have no plots. — Ivy Compton-Burnett
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
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
But why should I cast myself in the ancient female part of victim of men's plots and passions? — Ellen Douglas
From his style, youâ€™d think Jason Brannon was the dark double of Ray Bradbury. He cares more about character and realism than most writers Iâ€™ve… — Michael Arnzen
A writing teacher once told me that the most successful movies and books were simple plots about complex characters. You should be able to articulate… — James Scott Bell
I wanted to make a cinema of ideas, not plots, and to use the same aesthetics as painting, which has always paid great attention to… — Peter Greenaway
A. E. Maxwell wrote one of the smartest, most consistent PI series in recent memory. Big plots, great villains, and a kickass private eye with… — Tim Maleeny
The winner must promote social jusitce, remove corruption and discrmination, and stand against political, cultural and economic plots. — Ali Khamenei
We inherit plots. There are only two or three in the world, five or six at most. We ride them like treadmills. — Janette Turner Hospital
The first act of insight is throw away the labels. In fiction, while we do not necessarily write about ourselves, we write out of ourselves,… — Eudora Welty
As one of my creative writing professors once said, there are only seven plots. What makes those plots different is how you handle them, your… — Kristine Kathryn Rusch
CBS announced they're canceling As The World Turns. Don't worry though, if you're addicted to the twisted plots, the intrigue, the illicit sex, you can… — Craig Ferguson

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