"Morality for the novelist is expressed not so much in the choice of subject matter as in the plot of the narrative, which is perhaps why in our morally bewildered time novelists have often been timid about plot."

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Source : Jane Rule (1981). “Outlander”, Tallahassee, Fla. : Naiad Press

Jane Rule

#Choices Quotes #Novelists Quotes #Plot Quotes

“God's willingness to answer our prayers exceeds our willingness to give good and necessary things to our children, just as far as God's ability, goodness and perfection exceed our infirmities and evil.”
“Human life is an extension of the principles of nature, and human civilization is a venture extrapolated out of human natures: man and his natural potential are the root of the entire human domain. The great task of all philosophizing is to become competent to interpret and steer the potential developmental forces in human natures and in the human condition, both of which are prodigiously fatalistic.”
“The noblest of the elements is water”
“I have very distinct things that I like. I have very distinct opinions. Just because I choose to be a little less overt out on the campaign [trail] doesn't mean I'm anything less than very opinionated and very intelligent.”

Source : Source: www.goodhousekeeping.com
“Belief consists in accepting the affirmations of the soul; unbelief in denying them.”
“The ideas within this philosophy are certainly not exclusive to any writer,”

Source : "Nic Pizzolatto & HBO Refute ‘True Detective’ Plagiarism Claims" by Nellie Andreeva, deadline.com. August 7, 2014.
“I am a nihilist because I still believe in truth...”
“Including everyone in the economic, wealth-creating life of the nation is today the best way for Labor (Australian Labor Party) to meet its twin goals of raising national prosperity and creating a fair and decent society.”

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