#plots

I think books with weak or translucent plots can survive if the character being drawn along the path is rich, interesting and multi-faceted. The opposite is not true. ↗

— Michael Connelly

#being #books #character #drawn #i

Every couple I know has side-by-side grave plots, but when we do it we're the biggest weirdos on the block. ↗

— Billy Bob Thornton

#block #couple #every #grave #i

The Monkees was a straight sitcom, we used the same plots that were on the other situation comedies at the time. So the music wasn't threatening, we weren't threatening. ↗

— Peter Tork

#monkees #music #other #plots #same

All the characters and plots were predetermined. Games make bad plots. ↗

— Margaret Weis

#characters #games #make #plots #predetermined

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

#connected #hand #may #multiple #other

Our enemy is motivated by hatred and will not stop planning more plots against until they are ultimately defeated. Today was an important and necessary victory in the war, but there is a long road ahead. We must remain committed if we are to succeed and protect our liberty. ↗

— Timothy Murphy

#ahead #committed #defeated #enemy #hatred

There is nothing new, from Greek mythology to Shakespeare to every romcom ever made, we're just reimagining the same 12 story plots over and over again - so what makes people keep watching and listening? It's all about the character. ↗

— Jeremy Renner

#again #character #ever #every #greek

Plots come to me at such odd moments, when I am walking along the street, or examining a hat shop…suddenly a splendid idea comes into my head. ↗

— Agatha Christie

#plots #writing #writing-life #life

I describe my plots as follows; A character is walking down the street when all of a sudden a piano falls on them. They spend the rest of the story digging out from under that piano. How they dig, how long and how well, this all depends entirely on the character. ↗

— Sarah Zettel

#depends #describe #dig #digging #down

I love all of it, thinking up the plots, getting to know the kids in the story, their parents, backyards, pizza toppings. ↗

— Caroline B. Cooney

#i #i love #kids #know #love