"Dialogue is a lean language in which every…" — Sol Stein

Dialogue is a lean language in which every word counts. - Sol Stein

"Dialogue is a lean language in which every word counts."

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13 Quotes by Sol Stein

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A reader's emotions can be sparked with few words. That's the power of dialogue.
Most of the time, tough, combative, adversarial dialogue is much more exciting than physical action.
Dialogue, contrary to popular view, is not a recording of actual speech; it is a semblance of speech, an invented…
Readers take in dialogue one thought at a time. A frequent mistake of beginners is to combine thoughts, which may…
To create tension, dialogue needs to be stretched out. That is, characters should not be immediately responsive.
In our not-yet-acknowledged secret garden lie the seeds of some of our best not-yet-written stories
I see manuscripts and books that are spoiled for the literary reader because they are one long stream of top-of-the-head…
A writer writes what other people only think.
Our instinct as human beings is to provide answers, to ease tension. As writers our job is the opposite, to…
The expert magician seeks to deceive the mind, rather than the eye.
The biggest difference between a writer and a would-be writer is their attitude toward rewriting. . . . Unwillingness to…
Readers, transformed by film and TV, are used to seeing stories. The reading experience . . . is increasingly visual.

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More Counts Quotes

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Accident counts for as much in companionship as in marriage. — Henry Adams
Nobody counts the number of ads you run; they just remember the impression you make. — William Bernbach
If a ballet dancer falls over, it's knowing how to get out looking clumsy that counts. — Ritchie Blackmore
All that counts in life is intention. — Andrea Bocelli
I passionately believe that's it's not just what you say that counts, it's also how you say it - that… — Alain de Botton
Theories are patterns without value. What counts is action. — Constantin Brancusi
I don't normally vote. I'm lazy and I never bought into the 'Every vote counts.' — Adam Carolla
Life is filigree work. What is written clearly is not worth much, it's the transparency that counts. — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts. — Winston Churchill
Showing up is not all of life - but it counts for a lot. — Hillary Clinton
To have a positive religion is not necessary. To be in harmony with yourself and the universe is what counts,… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
The quality of your play never counts as much as the quality of your effort. — Bud Wilkinson

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