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Quotes About Plot

The plea of necessity, that eternal argument of all conspirators.
~ William Henry Harrison
I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring.
~ William M. Kucmierowski
Living "in" a story, being part of a narrative, is much more satisfying than living without one. I don't always know what narrative it is, because I'm living my life and not always reflecting on it, but as I edit these pages I am aware that I have an urge to see my sometimes random wandering as having a plot, a purpose guided by some underlying story.
~ David Byrne
Games, by nature, have more plot options and non-linear qualities than TV and film.
~ David Duchovny
When a form of government is legitimately constituted," Rosa now wrote, "even though it may initially have been defective or even questionable in various ways Ã¢â'¬Â¦ it is one's duty to support it, for public order or the common good requires it. Nor is it permitted to either individuals or to parties to plot to defeat it or supplant it or change it with unjust means."22
~ David I. Kertzer
Story in a game is like a story in a porn movie. It's expected to be there, but it's not that important" -John Carmack
~ David Kushner
Story in a game," he said, "is like a story in a porn movie; it's expected to be there, but it's not that important.
~ David Kushner
Why does God allow evil in the world? To thicken the plot.
~ Ramakrishna
God is the larger context and plot in which our stories find themselves.
~ Eugene H. Peterson
No good opera plot can be sensible, for people do not sing when they are feeling sensible.
~ W. H. Auden
A good story is like a bitter pill, with the sugar coating inside of it.
~ O. Henry
Any good movie is filled with secrets.
~ Mike Nichols
But most good movies have a gun in them.
~ David Sedaris
I think I'm always drawn to a good story
~ Jamie Campbell Bower
What I like best is a good story with a moral.
~ Oscar Micheaux
Characters are the key to a good book. It took me several novels to comprehend that.
~ Michael Morpurgo
To be completely honest, I just like whatever tells a good story. Put me in whatever setting, scenario, genre. If you're telling a good story, it's great and it's fun to get caught up in.
~ Drew Roy
Of course, I'm not allowed to talk about the script, but I can say it is a really good story.
~ Aaron Stanford
The predictable thing about 'The Good Wife' is how unpredictable 'The Good Wife' is.
~ Archie Panjabi
I want to be in a good movie, and so the narrative is way more important.
~ Charlize Theron
I began to be impressed by what made a good book-how you needed to have a sensible story, a plot that developed, with a beginning, a middle, and an end that would tie everything together.
~ Dorothy Fields
When you can state the theme of a story, when you can separate it from the story itself, then you can be sure the story is not a very good one.
~ Flannery O'Connor
All of the good movies are based on how that story was told. And you cannot do it with a bad script, that's for sure, no matter who.
~ Javier Bardem
Id like to be in anything that tells a good story and has an interesting character.
~ John Boyega