"Everything characters say or do is a clue to their personalities, their histories, and the forces that motivate them."

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Source : William G Tapply (2011). “The Elements of Mystery Fiction: Writing the Modern Whodunit”, p.31, Poisoned Pen Press Inc

William G. Tapply

#Character Quotes #Personality Quotes #Clue Quotes

“Yesterday the flame of the Olympic torch was carried through our great state on its way to Salt Lake City.”
“There seems to me to be absolutely no limit to the inanity and credulity of the human race. Homo Sapiens! Homo idioticus!”

Source : Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (2013). “Delphi Complete Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Illustrated)”, p.1779, Delphi Classics
“My daughter is a fan of mine but she doesn't want to be too obvious about it because I'm her mum and it's not cool.”
“I would let my child do whatever made their heart sing”
“Everybody who's anybody longs to be a tree.”

Source : Rita Dove (2016). “Collected Poems: 1974-2004”, p.187, W. W. Norton & Company
“Truth is strong, and sometime or other will prevail.”

Source : Mary Astell, Patricia Springborg (1996). “Astell: Political Writings”, p.78, Cambridge University Press
“The central position of finance capital is going to come to an end, and it's going to steadily move to the sides, the margins of our society, transformed from being a master into a servant, a servant to the productive economy and of human needs.”
“Dance is the fastest, most direct route to the truth,”

Source : "Gabrielle Roth Quotes: Inspirational Words To Remember The Meditative Dance Teacher". www.huffingtonpost.com. October 25, 2012.

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