Plotting Quotes

93 quotes by 84 authors

In order to benefit; however, you must believe that life is plotting for you. We often resist this emerging impulse or this urge to emerge… — Derek Rydall
I have scars on my hands from touching certain people...Certain heads, certain colours and textures of human hair leave permanent marks on me. Other things,… — J D Salinger
Instead of believing the world is plotting to do you harm, choose to believe the world is plotting to do you good. Instead of seeing… — W. Clement Stone
The trite answer is that everything is true but none of it happened. It is emotionally true, but the events, the plotting, the narrative, isn't… — Patrick Marber
The mediocrity principle simply states that you aren't special. The universe does not revolve around you; this planet isn't privileged in any unique way; your… — PZ Myers
I love to play with language; make it do tricks, turn a word inside out to see if it's got a hidden meaning tucked away… — Larry Gelbart
Tender are a mother's dreams, But her babe's not what he seems. See him plotting in his mind To grow up some other kind. — Clarence Day
The most difficult part of any crime novel is the plotting. It all begins simply enough, but soon you're dealing with a multitude of linked… — Ian Rankin
All you need to know about plotting is twofold. 1. Give your characters goals. 2. Don't let them reach those goals. — J.A. Konrath
Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head. — William Landay
Food is "everyday"-it has to be, or we would not survive for long. But food is never just something to eat. It is something to… — Margaret Visser
I would say plotting is the most difficult thing for me. Characterization is only hard because sometimes I feel I get so interested in it… — Stephen King
While we are sleeping, two-thirds of the world is plotting to do us in. — Dean Rusk
I do a lot of planning and plotting. That's my greatest weakness. If I'm not terribly careful, I'll plan to a point where it could… — Hume Cronyn
I think of my books now as suspense novels, usually with a love story incorporated. They're absolutely a lot harder to write than romances. They… — Sandra Brown
I'm very specific and ambitious in plotting out my goals and never take no for an answer - so it's not like things just fall… — Darren Criss
Childhood didn't have a big influence on me, really - in fact I spent most of it plotting how to escape. — Simon Callow
The treble parade would have been the most perfect moment of my footballing life, but for the two people standing behind me, clearly already plotting… — Robbie Fowler
Picture all the money that I've gotten off tours. Now picture me plotting for more. — Puff Daddy
I feel like my mum is in heaven sharing a cup of tea with Lady Fate and plotting my life out like a chess game. — Jenny Frost

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