Plot Quotes
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![S.G. Blaise](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1598757462i/20461057._UY200_CR4,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Any other man would have done either of two things by now: they would have tried to run, or they would have begged for mercy. But Loch isn’t just any man.”
― The Last Lumenian
― The Last Lumenian
![E.M. Forster](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1402057803i/86404._UX200_CR0,37,200,200_.jpg)
“What the story does do, all it can do, is to transform us from readers into listeners, to whom 'a' voice speaks, the voice of the tribal narrator, squatting in the middle of the cave, and saying one thing after another until the audience falls asleep among their offal and bones. The story is primitive, it reaches back to the origins of literature, before reading was discovered, and it appeals to what is primitive in us. That is why we are so unreasonable over the stories we like, and so ready to bully those who like something else. Intolerance is the atmosphere stories generate.”
― Aspects of the Novel
― Aspects of the Novel
![Maria Karvouni](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1565605079i/18512664._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“The greatest monster that there is: fake news media: torture with bullying, psychological warfare, spying and then using truthful misleading to complete their plot. The cheapest job ever.”
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![Hari Kunzru](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1219956157i/66252._UX200_CR0,49,200,200_.jpg)
“Plot is the artificial reduction of life’s complexity and randomness. It is a way to give aesthetic form to reality.”
― Red Pill
― Red Pill
![Julian Barnes](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1606567988i/1462._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Of course, opera has plot – and I was already anticipating all those unknown stories I was about to discover – but its main function is to deliver the characters as swiftly as possible to the point where thet can sing of their deepest emotions. Opera cuts to the chase – as death does. So now, contented indifference before Middlesbrough against Slovan Bratislava coexisted with a craving for an art in which violent, overwhelming, hysterical and destructive emotion was the norme; an art which seeks, more obviously than any other form, to break your heart.”
― Levels of Life
― Levels of Life
![Iris Murdoch](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1238673382i/7287._UX200_CR0,19,200,200_.jpg)
“I struggled with a nebulous work which seemed now a nouvelle, now a vast novel, wherein a hero not unlike myself pursued, amid ghostly incidents, a series of reflections about life and art.”
― The Black Prince
― The Black Prince
![Maria Karvouni](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1565605079i/18512664._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Yellow journalism should be illegal. They invade the lives of innocent people and evoke inexistent situations with the aim to preserve evil for profit. They can’t find anything and they construct.”
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![Brassie Kinson](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1569283616i/19531134._UX200_CR0,56,200,200_.jpg)
“A goddess is born and discontentment dies in this relatable tale of self-discovery. Christine Roberts is quickly approaching the “midlife” age bracket and experiencing all the typical rewards and regrets associated with it. Her adult life has followed a traditional path-marriage, career and starting a family. But when the pillars of her identity as a mother and wife begin to crumble, she decides to reinvent herself. This awakening exposes her to new temptations but also reveals new potential. Christine soon encounters an irresistible and married man from her past and together they discover a new realm of sensual pleasure. The thrill of their forbidden relationship becomes erotically addictive and their reckless behavior quickly leads to danger.”
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![Andrew Sean Greer](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1478844086i/24892._UX200_CR0,40,200,200_.jpg)
“When I was young, all I wanted to read were pretentious little books. Camus and Tournier and Calvino. If it had a plot, I hated it.”
― Less
― Less
![Amit Kalantri](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1613203563i/6590179._UX200_CR0,50,200,200_.jpg)
“Real estate is too important, all the battles and wars essentially happened and happens for real estate.”
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![Amit Kalantri](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1613203563i/6590179._UX200_CR0,50,200,200_.jpg)
“A customer oriented realtor not only finds you a good home, he also finds you a good neighborhood.”
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“Plot happens outside but story happens inside. Readers won't get the true story, though, unless you put it on the page--both the big meaning in small events, and the overlooked implications of large plot turns.”
― The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
― The Emotional Craft of Fiction: How to Write the Story Beneath the Surface
![Vincent H. O'Neil](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1208754336i/474502._UX200_CR0,25,200,200_.jpg)
“Here's some advice: If you ever have to kill someone, do it alone. No buddy watching your back, no friend with the getaway car, no one swearing you were with them.”
― Crime Capsules: Tales of Death, Desire, and Deception
― Crime Capsules: Tales of Death, Desire, and Deception
![Duane Hewitt](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1450309042i/114151._UX200_CR0,50,200,200_.jpg)
“Lives are like novels. Plot, character, and tone are all part of the devices we employ: Aim to be a contributor and not a detractor to the story.”
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![Ken Goudsward](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1554749376i/17159031._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“Rule 1: Each scene must advance the plot and the characters, but more importantly, the plot and characters must advance the theme.
Rule 2: Do not be obvious about rule 1.”
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Rule 2: Do not be obvious about rule 1.”
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![Meg McKinlay](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1538145354i/2891048._UX200_CR0,71,200,200_.jpg)
“People are always asking that about books: What’s it about? It sounds like a simple question, but it isn’t. You could take all day to answer it if you really wanted to. And if the person asking the question really wanted to hear it.”
― Catch a Falling Star
― Catch a Falling Star
“Abantu abathanda indaba zabantu. Abazithandi bona. Ngoba indaba zabantu soze zikusize ngalutho, futhi soze zilungise impilo yakho.”
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![Swaraj Bhatia](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1608105475i/20977489._UX200_CR0,77,200,200_.jpg)
“Everything in this world is a plot. Even the concept of weekend holidays was created by Ford so that people would have more time to drive cars, resulting in higher sales. Deception disguised as freedom.”
― Our Days :A Survival Odyssey
― Our Days :A Survival Odyssey
![Gail Godwin](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1318224108i/18525._UX200_CR0,42,200,200_.jpg)
“There were only a few stories worth telling, which is why they needed to be told over and over again, until everyone recognized them as his own experience.”
― The Good Husband
― The Good Husband
![Elliot Connor](https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/authors/1611137372i/21101617._UX200_CR0,0,200,200_.jpg)
“A good raconteur never gives away a story's plot at the beginning.”
― Human Nature: How to be a Better Animal
― Human Nature: How to be a Better Animal
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