Plotted Points Quotes & Sayings

Like everyone else who makes the mistake of getting older, I begin each day with coffee and obituaries. — Bill Cosby

I think it takes a truly strong man to cherish a woman. — Rebecca St. James

Exercising the right of occasional suppression and slight modification, it is truly absurd to see how plastic a limited number of observations become, in the hands of men with preconceived ideas. — Francis Galton

Science Fiction: Any scientific acclaim that omits God. — Johnny Hart

Good," Asterin said. "We're immortals. Things should change, and often, or they'll get boring. — Sarah J. Maas

You'll have more power when you aren't angry. Anger sucks your energy. It makes you weak and distorts your focus. — A. Valentine Joseph

To pardon those absurdities in ourselves which we cannot suffer in others is neither better nor worse than to be more willing to be fools ourselves than to have others so. — Alexander Pope

Why should be elite, music? Excuse me. Music must be for everybody. — Luciano Pavarotti

I envy
the cup of coffee
that gets
to kiss
your sleepy lips
awake
every cold and
bitter morning. — Sade Andria Zabala

Ignorance is the greatest source of happiness. — Giacomo Leopardi

People say, "Do you know how much a million dollars is?" I don't have a clue. How many Big Macs will it buy me? — Billie Jean King

When I think of highly plotted novels I think of detective fiction or mystery fiction, the kind of work that always produces a few dead bodies. But these bodies are basically plot points, not worked-out characters. The book's plot either moves inexorably toward a dead body of flows directly from it, and the more artificial the situation the better. Readers can play off their fears by encountering the death experience in a superficial way. A mystery novel localizes the awesome force of the real death outside the book, winds it tightly in a plot, makes it less fearful by containing it in a kind of game format. [from an interview with DeCurtis] — Don DeLillo

Conspiracy theories - feverishly creative, lovingly plotted - are in fact fictional stories that some people believe. Conspiracy theorists connect real data points and imagined data points into a coherent, emotionally satisfying version of reality. Conspiracy theories exert a powerful hold on the human imagination - yes, perhaps even your imagination - not despite structural parallels with fiction, but in large part because of them. They fascinate us because they are ripping good yarns, showcasing classic problem structure and sharply defined good guys and villains. They offer vivid, lurid plots that translate with telling ease into wildly popular entertainment. — Jonathan Gottschall