"It's often hard to determine, especially in early drafts, whether or not a story has a bona fide complication. Remember this: A complication must either illuminate, thwart, or alter what the character wants. A good complication puts emotional pressure on a character, promoting that character not only to act, but to act with purpose.If the circumstance does none of these things, then it's not a complication at all - it's a situation. This situation, or setup, might be interesting or even astonishing, but it gives the story no point of departure."

-- Monica Wood

#Character Quotes #Writing Quotes #Emotional Quotes

“Paying attention to simple little things that most men neglect makes a few men rich.”
“Businesses can lead with their values and make money, too. You don't have to simply be purely profit-driven. You can integrate social and environmental concerns into a business, be a caring business, be a generous business and still do very well financially.”
“When people are mean to you, win them over with kindness. If it doesn't work, you still win.”
“I paint in order not to cry.”
“Thinking begins when you ask really difficult questions.”

Source : "Slavoj Zizek: I am not the world’s hippest philosopher!". Interview with Katie Engelhart, www.salon.com. December 29, 2012.
“... universal adoption of the institutions of the free society would better enable adaptation to climate both now and in the future. It would also ensure that, if at some point in the future, a real catastrophe, whether human-induced or otherwise (including climate change), does loom on the horizon, humanity would be in a better position to address it.”
“Women may not have it easy, but we are given a fairer chance to reach for the top.”

Source : Jessica Savitch (1982). “Anchorwoman”, Thorndike Pr
“The greater part of the people we assign to educate our sons we know for certain are not educated. Yet we do not doubt that they can give what they have not received, a thing which cannot be otherwise acquired.”

You may also like:

Annie Proulx
Journalist
John Dufresne
Author
Richard Russo
Novelist
Rick DeMarinis
Novelist
Steven Knight
Screenwriter