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character eye names
If her eyes had no expression, it was probably because they had nothing to express. If she had few wrinkles, it was because her mind had never traced its name or any other inscription on her face. Charles Dickens
character interesting long
"My comfort is," said Susan, looking back at Mr. Dombey, "that I have told a piece of truth this day which ought to have been told long before and can't be told too often or too plain..."
character boys thinking
"You are a boy," said Mr. Dombey, suddenly and almost fiercely; "and what you think of, or affect to think of, is of little consequence. You have done well, Sir. Don't undo it."
character half tongue
Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous, always disgusting; and if they have established a character, they are silent for fear of losing by their tongue what they have acquired by their pen--for many authors converse much more foolishly than Goldsmith, who have never written half so well. Charles Caleb Colton
character abuse criticism
When certain persons abuse us, let us ask ourselves what description of characters it is that they admire; we shall often find this a very consolatory question.
character men support
We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.
character suffering peculiar
Very great personages are not likely to form very just estimates either of others or of themselves; their knowledge of themselves is obscured by the flattery of others; their knowledge of others is equally clouded by circumstances peculiar to themselves. For in the presence of the great, the modest are sure to suffer from too much diffidence, and the confident from too much display.
character water taste
Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which they proceed, as the water from the channel through which it flows.
character long aging
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.
plot lucky
I'm one of the lucky writers: plots come easily to me Caroline B. Cooney
plot storytelling shows
Anything that happens on any show is a plot contrivance because that's just storytelling. Bryan Fuller
plot shapes divinity
Rashly, And praised be rashness for it--let us know, Our indiscretion sometime serves us well When our deep plots do pall, and that should learn us There's a divinity that shapes our ends, Rough-hew them how we will William Shakespeare
plot cliche generic
The cliches are that it's the most generic Starsky and Hutch plot you can find. Ben Stiller
plot communist buried
Show me where Stalin is buried and I'll show you a Communist Plot. Edgar Bergen
plot hiding subtle
The more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer. Billy Wilder
plot dames christie
I learned everything I know about plot from Dame Agatha (Christie). Connie Willis
plot relationship
A loving mother-son relationship is always a plot or outwitting of some kind. 'Don't tell anyone, but...' my mother was always saying to me - when I wasn't saying it to her. Walter Kirn
plotting prop rewriting studio tim
Tim Conway was a little different from the rest. He was always in the back of the studio building something with the prop man, rewriting his lines, or plotting our demise. Vicki Lawrence
should operations wales
It is to be feared that those who emigrate to New South Wales, generally anticipate too great facility in their future operations and certainty of success in conducting them; but they should recollect that competency cannot be obtained without labour. Charles Sturt
should-have brethren has-beens
Brethren, who are we that God should have been so good to us? Charles Spurgeon
should feels response
The audience should feel like voyeurs. Their response is absolutely crucial. Alan Rickman
should
Anything that God has declared that we should be we can be. Aiden Wilson Tozer
should-have numbers church
Mr. Brown had thought of nothing but numbers. He should have known that the kingdom of God did not depend on large crowds. Our Lord Himself stressed the importance of fewness. Narrow is the way and few the number. To fill the Lord's holy temple with an idolatrous crowd clamoring for signs was a folly of everlasting consequence. Our Lord used the whip only once in His life - to drive the crowd away from His church. Chinua Achebe
should columns committees
We should call editorials what they are: columns written by committees. Dave Barry
should delphi
GM will do what's best for GM, and Delphi should do what's good for them. David Tepper
should-have two three
My core belief is that if you're complaining about something for more than three minutes, two minutes ago you should have done something about it. Caitlin Moran
should-have hey douchebags
Oh, hey, maybe I should have mentioned that my friends are retarded douchebags. Bryan Lee O'Malley