Drama Quote by John Yorke

“The greater the conflict, the less visible the exposition.”

— John Yorke

“There are almost no characters in this story, and almost no dramatic confrontations, because most of the people in it are so sick and…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“This means the literary effect is not the main concern here; the author is more concerned with plot. And that plot must be relatively…

— Stella Gibbons

“Crafty writers...don't allow Exposition to form Lumps. They break up the information, grind it fine, and make it into bricks to build the story…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

“There's supposed to be drama. The dull stories never make it into the books.”

— Ellery Adams

The more complex and overwhelming the threat to a protagonist, the better the opportunity for the author to create a compelling conflict and a…

— Terry Brooks

“In the movie of your entire life, do you want drama and conflict or a straight shot to the top, unencumbered?”

— James Franco

“The power of your story may not lie in its drama, but in its absolutely perfect relationship to your cause.”

— John Capecci and Timothy Cage

“There is a ruthlessness to the creative act. It often involves a betrayal of the status quo.”

— Alan Watt

“real tragedy is never a straightforward confrontation between Good and Evil, but is, rather, much more exquisitely and much more agonizingly, a conflict between…

— Daniel Mendelsohn

“Conflict isn’t merely physical, Old Wusong. Every interaction is a battle. An exchange of words for instance.”

— Adam Burch

“Directness often disguised as much as it revealed, and was a marvelous defense.”

— Julie Anne Long