"Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and……" — William Landay
"Good stories are driven by conflict, tension, and high stakes."
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William Landay
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22 Quotes by William Landay
William Landay has 22 quotes on this site.
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We move through time like a man in a rowboat, looking back even as we move forward.
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There is no absolute beginning to any story, after all. There is only the moment you begin watching.
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Crime and legal stories, broadly speaking, are just where my interest happens to lie.
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I am interested in computers and technology, and art, photography, and design.
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I can't say that I ever actually decided to become a writer. It kind of snuck up on me.
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I don't ever write with a particular audience in mind. I just write books that please me.
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I love sports, as all Bostonians seem to. I love books and movies, as all writers seem to.
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I'm a bit of a tech geek myself.
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Well, I outline fanatically. I am a long thinker and a slow writer, though I am trying to get faster.
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You can write a great book and be ignored. Literary history is full of classics that were under-appreciated in their…
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Genes are not simple triggers. No one is hardwired to commit murder or any other crime. Our actions are always…
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Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop…
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More Conflict Quotes
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Zionism was originally a rebellion against religious Judaism and the PLO Charter was essentially secularist. But because the conflict was…
— Karen Armstrong
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I definitely see the good in people. Certainly in my own life I strive to be somebody who is functional…
— Alan Ball
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Never ascribe to an opponent motives meaner than your own.
— James M. Barrie
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It is easy to romanticize poverty, to see poor people as inherently lacking agency and will. It is easy to…
— Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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The life of the community, both domestically and internationally, clearly demonstrates that respect for rights, and the guarantees that follow…
— Pope Benedict XVI
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Nothing is given to man on earth - struggle is built into the nature of life, and conflict is possible…
— Andrew Bernstein
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The number of stressors has multiplied exponentially: traffic, money, success, work/life balance, the economy, the environment, parenting, family conflict, relationships,…
— Andrew Bernstein
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Compromise, n. Such an adjustment of conflicting interests as gives each adversary the satisfaction of thinking he has got what…
— Ambrose Bierce
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Those who wish to cause religious conflict are small in number but often manage to dominate the headline.
— Tony Blair
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Conflict is not inevitable, but disarmament is... everyone now accepts that if there is a default by Saddam the international…
— Tony Blair
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I think I'm drawn to characters with complexity or who are under duress in some way and have some conflict…
— Emily Blunt
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The people to fear are not those who disagree with you, but those who disagree with you and are too…
— Napoleon Bonaparte
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