Reversals In Writing Quotes & Sayings

That fact that Athens could condemn its noblest citizen to death did more than make a profound impression on him. It was to shape the course of his entire philosophic endeavor. — Jostein Gaarder

I think the reason the stories are briskly paced, when they are, is that I like story. I like stories where things happen and there are surprises and reversals, in addition to vivid characters and a memorable voice. So those are the kinds of stories I try to write. And it turns out that's pretty much the only kind of writing that works for TV. It's a medium that just devours story, demands surprises and reversals. So my sensibility is suited to TV storytelling, at least as we think of it today. — Nick Antosca

I keep breaking things, as if to see what's going on inside of me. — Jenim Dibie

Mormonism is the pure doctrine of Jesus Christ; of which I myself am not ashamed. — Joseph Smith Jr.

Beautiful writing is more than pretty prose. It creates resonance in readers' minds with parallels, reversals, and symbols. It conjures a story world that is unique, highly detailed, and brought alive by the characters that dwell there. It offers moments of breath-catching surprise, heart-gripping insight, revelation, and self-understanding. It engages the reader's mind with an urgent point, which we might call theme. — Donald Maass

I'll hit anyone who's seriously threatening my life ... that's what happened, and that's what sent me to prison. — Jim Goad

The real me isn't someone you see but someone you know. — Richelle E. Goodrich

I am not proud to be gay any more than I am proud to be right handed or to breathe oxygen. — Cleve Jones