"Personally, one of the most helpful things I learned was three-act structure. For my first four or so novels, I built the structure intuitively."

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Marcus Sakey

#Three Quotes #Four Quotes #Firsts Quotes

“I love it when artists talk about process! I love the movie Comedian.”
“This principle applies to your family pet, for instance, which I believe are wonderful because they put you into a great emotional state. When you feel love for your pet, that's a great state of love that's going to bring goodness into your life, what a gift that is.”
“As I am generous towards others ... As I see a person in need and don't just say, 'God bless you.' I am proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”
“Humor springs from rage, hay fever, overdue rent and miscellaneous hell.”

Source : Letter to Max Eastman, 1936.
“Black life is ambiguous, and a kaleidoscope of meanings, rich, multi-sided . . . we have frozen our vision in figures that caricature, at best the complexity of our lives and leave the real artistic chore of interpretation unfinished.”
“Naturally, love's the most distant possibility.”
“No republic has long outlived the discovery by a majority of its people that they could vote themselves largesse from the public treasury.”
“No great thing is created suddenly. There must be time. Give your best and always be kind.”

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