"To set a forest on fire, you light a match. To set a character on fire, you put him in conflict."

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Source : James N. Frey (2010). “How to Write a Damn Good Novel: A Step-by-Step No Nonsense Guide to Dramatic Storytelling”, p.58, Macmillan

James N. Frey

#Character Quotes #Fire Quotes #Light Quotes

“It wasn't a healthy attitude, but it wasn't really a healthy world.”
“Youth is an arithmetical statement of passing interest, each hour eats it up.”
“It's not just that families can't buy a home or start a business without some savings tucked away.”
“Apparitions are often confused with hauntings. The difference is that apparitions are "live" (intelligent consciousness) and hauntings are "recordings.”
“An idea is always a generalization, and generalization is a property of thinking. To generalize means to think.”
“Acting seems much easier than singing, in fact, because you are putting on a costume - whereas here you are taking everything off.”
“I told the record company I didn't feel the need to be at red-carpet events. I wanted a career. But I wanted to keep myself intact as a person.”
“Touring is really a pretty lonely business.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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