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Plot Quotes - Page 15

The world is a play that would not be worth seeing if we knew the plot.

Frank Moore Colby (1926). “The Colby Essays: Tailor blood and other notes and comments”

Plot is just a fancy way of saying 'and then.

Erica Jong (2007). “Seducing the Demon: Writing for My Life”, p.235, Penguin

Essentially and most simply put, plot is what the characters do to deal with the situation they are in. It is a logical sequence of events that grow from an initial incident that alters the status quo of the characters.

Elizabeth George (2011). “Write Away: One Novelist's Approach To Fiction and the Writing Life: One Novelist's Approach To Fiction and the Writing Life”, p.46, Hachette UK

I try not to be too plot-heavy and to balance the dramatic with the comedic.

"Edward Burns on His New Movie, 'The Fitzgerald Family Christmas'". Interview with Lorraine Cwelich, www.elle.com. December 7, 2012.

And much of Madness, and more of Sin, And Horror the soul of the plot.

Edgar Allan Poe (2001). “Great Horror Stories”, p.11, Courier Corporation

Plot is unimportant. Family is everything, and 'Furious 7' is a blast.

"Review: ‘Furious 7’ takes over for unforgettable night at the SXSW Film Festival" by Drew McWeeny, uproxx.com. March 16, 2015.