Quotes by Plot A lot of cop shows, because they have the restraints of having a new case every episode, the victims often become these kind of nameless, faceless plot points, and as an audience we don't feel anything for those people. Mireille Enos plot kind people I always feel funny when I don't reveal things, especially to you [the press], who have supported us so much and are really the big reason we're here. But, we hold back information about the plot because we want to reward the fans for sticking with us, and that's so much fun. That's the funnest part of it. Mitchell Hurwitz plot fans fun Every search has its own momentum. It is why a search makes such an excellent plot for a film or story. Nan Fairbrother momentum plot stories Characterization is not divorced from plot, not a coat of paint you slap on after the structure of events is already built. Rather characterization is inseparable from plot. Nancy Kress coats plot events In commercial fiction especially, everything in the story usually contributes directly to the plot The shorter the story, the truer this is Nancy Kress plot writing fiction Conflict is the place where character and plot intersect. Nancy Kress conflict plot character You compare yourself to somebody who you think is a peer, and you can totally lose the plot, and not understand that you are nothing like them in the first place, and it was never you versus anybody. Natasha Lyonne peers plot thinking The only way I could finish a book and get a plot was just to keep making it longer until something happens. Nelson Algren plot book way Sometimes I wish that just solving the plot problems was enough. And then elves would go and do all the actual work moving the words around. Neil Gaiman plot wish moving I lost the plot for a while then. And I lost the subplot, the script, the soundtrack, the intermission, my popcorn, the credits, and the exit sign. Nick Hornby popcorn credit plot Working on the plot/story idea for my next novel ... It always takes time. Nicholas Sparks plot stories ideas But really, if you ask me, there is only one kid of plot. One. Stuff happens. That's it. Nora Raleigh Baskin stuff-happens plot kids The characters write the plot. Their natures do. Norman Rush plot writing character Nor is there any law more just, than that he who has plotted death shall perish by his own plot. Ovid murder plot law I know from experience that I make the best decisions when I'm into the story and inspired by the story, not when I'm sitting there trying to plot. Pamela Clare plot decision trying Nothing aids which may not also injure us. Ovid plot fire hands I like fast plots with things that explode. Paolo Bacigalupi plot The best calculation is the absence of calculation. Once you have attained a certain level of recognition, others generally figure that when you do something, it's for an intelligent reason. So it's really foolish to plot out your movements too carefully in advance. You're better off acting capriciously. Pablo Picasso plot intelligent acting New dramatic writing has banished conversational dialogue from the stage as a relic of dramaturgy based on conflict and exchange: any story, intrigue or plot that is too neatly tied up is suspect. Patrice Pavis plot stories writing If you stop one terror attack in the U.S., it may be connected to multiple other plots out there that are connected. If you reveal that you stopped one plot, it may tip our hand. Patrick McHenry terror-attacks plot hands «1011121314151617181920»
