"The more complex and overwhelming the threat to a protagonist, the better the opportunity for the author to create a compelling conflict and a dramatic resolution."

-- Terry Brooks

#Writing Quotes #Opportunity Quotes #Conflict Quotes

“I'm hearing in youth sports where you're not allowed to post scores of games online; everybody's gotta get a trophy. I mean, that's ridiculous. If you're a winner, you're a winner and you get a trophy. If you got second place, you don't get anything.”

Source : Source: www.slate.com
“I feel very proud to be Mexican. I didn't have the opportunity to learn Spanish when I was a girl, but ... it's never too late to get in touch with your roots.”
“Islands are gregarious animals, they decorate the ocean in conveys.”
“Once you're in a particular country, and you're surrounded by musicians who are so adept at traditional music, you suddenly realize how much there is to explore and digest and learn and experience.”
“Boxing is an ego-driven sport. The idea is to not get too personal or emotional with it. You just know when it's over, it's over, and that's it.”
“[No] matter what a waste one has made of one's life, it is ever possible to find some path to redemption, however partial.”

Source : Charles Frazier (2007). “Cold Mountain: A Novel”, p.297, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
“The only reason I get out of bed at all on weekends is because eventually I can't stand the taste of my own breath any more.”

Source : Jeff Kinney (2012). “Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid #1)”, p.23, Abrams
“We will definitely not burn the Koran, no. Not today, not ever.”

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