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Plot Quotes

I calculated the total time that humans have waited for web pages to load. It cancels out all the productivity gains of the information age. Sometimes I think the web is a big plot to keep people like me away from normal society Picture Quote #1

Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on it's own. So naturally, I am interested in old age Picture Quote #1

In Endless Quest books, you start the plot, and the character has to make choices. Then you have to write one choice over here, one choice over there. The author might get one or two choices out Picture Quote #1

There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest of the plot Picture Quote #1

You can't remember the plot of the Dr Who movie because it didn't have one, just a lot of plot holes strung together. It did have a lot of flashing lights, though Picture Quote #1

This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, this Earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, this other Eden, demi-paradise, this fortress built by nature for herself against infection and the hand of war, this happy breed of men, this little world, this precious stone set in the silver sea, which serves it in the office of a wall or as a moat defensive to a house, against the envy of less happier lands, this blessed plot, this Earth, this realm, this England Picture Quote #1

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Sometimes I worry that I've lost the plot my twitching muscles tease my flippant thoughts I never really dreamed of heaven much until we put him in the ground Picture Quote #1

One moral’s plain,... Without more fuss; man’s social happiness all rests on us: Through all the drama - whether damn’d or not - love gilds the scene, and women guide the plot Picture Quote #1

Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for Picture Quote #1

If my writing comes to a halt, I head to the shops: I find them very inspirational. And if I get into real trouble with my plot, I go out for a pizza with my husband Picture Quote #1

We live in our tales of ourselves, she thought, and ignore as best we can the contradictions, and the lapses, and the abrasions of plot against our mortal souls Picture Quote #1

Countries across the world are taking action now to help them track paedophiles and terrorists who abuse new technology to plot their horrific crimes Picture Quote #1

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As much as most of the actors were kind of curious to know what their character meant in relation to the script and to the plot, they really were quite happy to be part of the adventure of not knowing Picture Quote #1

Government should work to insure the rights of the individual, not plot to take them away Picture Quote #1

If I had a plot that was all set in advance, why would I want go through the agony of writing the novel? A novel is a kind of exploration and discovery, for me at any rate Picture Quote #1

I elect to stay on the soil of which I was born and on the plot of ground which I have fairly bought and honestly paid for. Don’t advise me to leave, and don’t add insult to injury by telling me it’s for my own good; of that I am to be the judge Picture Quote #1

God, I’d love to do a big commercial movie that made a lot of money and whose plot was interesting too Picture Quote #1

I enjoyed doing the gag covers better than the story ones because they were usually simpler. A cover based on an incident in the plot took a great deal of staging to tell a little story that was still part of the book. And it had to make sense on its own Picture Quote #1

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I’m obviously very keen on the theater and I think it’s inevitable that some of the orchestral and chamber pieces have got dramatic elements which might even suggest an unspecified dramatic plot of some kind or other, even though it’s not in my mind at the time Picture Quote #1

My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don’t populate them with characters that readers can care about Picture Quote #1

So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot Picture Quote #1

I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges Picture Quote #1

It is scary for an actor when you get hired as a lead. No matter what the plot is, it is your job to do something interesting enough to make them want to get inside the lead character’s head Picture Quote #1

The idea that I’m going to have to sit down to write some fiction where I’m going to have to think of a plot would really scare me, because it would come out a mess Picture Quote #1

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I don’t care how good a song is. If it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it Picture Quote #1

In discussing the process with the actors, I made it clear to them that they could improvise but that the sum total of their improvisation needed to impart certain plot points, and schematic material Picture Quote #1

In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she’s a strong character. She does change the plot. She’ll often rescue the male character from some situation Picture Quote #1

That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle and an end, with characters and a plot that sustain interest from the first sentence to the last. But that is not what I do at all Picture Quote #1

The one thing I would like more credit for is being part of a movement which involves recognising the importance of plot and asserting that books of literary worth could be written that had plots Picture Quote #1

I don’t like to go to the movies to see violence or some kind of spy thing with all kinds of information you have to assimilate to understand the plot Picture Quote #1

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I calculated the total time that humans have waited for web pages to load. It cancels out all the productivity gains of the information age. Sometimes I think the web is a big plot to keep people like me away from normal society (Plot Quotes) Time, in general, has always been a central obsession of mine - what it does to people, how it can constitute a plot all on it's own. So naturally, I am interested in old age (Plot Quotes) In Endless Quest books, you start the plot, and the character has to make choices. Then you have to write one choice over here, one choice over there. The author might get one or two choices out (Plot Quotes) There's almost always a point in a book where something happens that triggers the rest of the plot (Plot Quotes) You can't remember the plot of the Dr Who movie because it didn't have one, just a lot of plot holes strung together. It did have a lot of flashing lights, though (Plot Quotes) This royal throne of kings, this sceptred isle, this Earth of majesty, this seat of Mars, this other Eden, demi-paradise, this fortress built by nature for herself against infection and the hand of war, this happy breed of men, this little world, this precious stone set in the silver sea, which serves it in the office of a wall or as a moat defensive to a house, against the envy of less happier lands, this blessed plot, this Earth, this realm, this England (Plot Quotes) Sometimes I worry that I've lost the plot my twitching muscles tease my flippant thoughts I never really dreamed of heaven much until we put him in the ground (Plot Quotes) One moral’s plain,... Without more fuss; man’s social happiness all rests on us: Through all the drama - whether damn’d or not - love gilds the scene, and women guide the plot (Plot Quotes) Having a sense of purpose is having a sense of self. A course to plot is a destination to hope for (Plot Quotes) If my writing comes to a halt, I head to the shops: I find them very inspirational. And if I get into real trouble with my plot, I go out for a pizza with my husband (Plot Quotes) We live in our tales of ourselves, she thought, and ignore as best we can the contradictions, and the lapses, and the abrasions of plot against our mortal souls (Plot Quotes) Countries across the world are taking action now to help them track paedophiles and terrorists who abuse new technology to plot their horrific crimes (Plot Quotes) As much as most of the actors were kind of curious to know what their character meant in relation to the script and to the plot, they really were quite happy to be part of the adventure of not knowing (Plot Quotes) Government should work to insure the rights of the individual, not plot to take them away (Plot Quotes) If I had a plot that was all set in advance, why would I want go through the agony of writing the novel? A novel is a kind of exploration and discovery, for me at any rate (Plot Quotes) I elect to stay on the soil of which I was born and on the plot of ground which I have fairly bought and honestly paid for. Don’t advise me to leave, and don’t add insult to injury by telling me it’s for my own good; of that I am to be the judge (Plot Quotes) God, I’d love to do a big commercial movie that made a lot of money and whose plot was interesting too (Plot Quotes) I enjoyed doing the gag covers better than the story ones because they were usually simpler. A cover based on an incident in the plot took a great deal of staging to tell a little story that was still part of the book. And it had to make sense on its own (Plot Quotes) I’m obviously very keen on the theater and I think it’s inevitable that some of the orchestral and chamber pieces have got dramatic elements which might even suggest an unspecified dramatic plot of some kind or other, even though it’s not in my mind at the time (Plot Quotes) My books are primarily plot driven but the best plot in the world is useless if you don’t populate them with characters that readers can care about (Plot Quotes) So I work hard to present the human side of my characters while not neglecting the plot (Plot Quotes) I try to trace the connection between the characters and that way a story or plot emerges (Plot Quotes) It is scary for an actor when you get hired as a lead. No matter what the plot is, it is your job to do something interesting enough to make them want to get inside the lead character’s head (Plot Quotes) The idea that I’m going to have to sit down to write some fiction where I’m going to have to think of a plot would really scare me, because it would come out a mess (Plot Quotes) I don’t care how good a song is. If it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it (Plot Quotes) In discussing the process with the actors, I made it clear to them that they could improvise but that the sum total of their improvisation needed to impart certain plot points, and schematic material (Plot Quotes) In my books, women often solve the problem. Even if the woman is not the hero, she’s a strong character. She does change the plot. She’ll often rescue the male character from some situation (Plot Quotes) That is what I define as a novel: something that has a beginning, a middle and an end, with characters and a plot that sustain interest from the first sentence to the last. But that is not what I do at all (Plot Quotes) The one thing I would like more credit for is being part of a movement which involves recognising the importance of plot and asserting that books of literary worth could be written that had plots (Plot Quotes) I don’t like to go to the movies to see violence or some kind of spy thing with all kinds of information you have to assimilate to understand the plot (Plot Quotes)

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