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Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory; even more are false, and most are uncertain. ↗

— Karl Von Clausewitz

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A song must move the story ahead. A song must take the place of dialogue. If a song halts the show, pushes it back, stalls it, the audience won't buy it; they'll be unhappy. ↗

— Dorothy Fields

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I began to be impressed by what made a good book-how you needed to have a sensible story, a plot that developed, with a beginning, a middle, and an end that would tie everything together. ↗

— Dorothy Fields

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I don't care how good a song is - if it holds back the storyline, stalls the plot, your audience will reject it. ↗

— Dorothy Fields

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If you don't have a story that will hold the audience, you won't have a successful show. ↗

— Dorothy Fields

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There's no environment. Use your imagination. There's no fourth wall, whether it's the first time you've told this story about her life, or the sixth time. ↗

— Jill Clayburgh

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Studying psychology is fun because you're always looking for the same things I think a writer should be looking for, which is the story behind the story. ↗

— Chris Cleave

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History could pass for a scarlet text, its jot and title graven red in human blood. ↗

— Eldridge Cleaver

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I want to write a book which is the history of comedy. ↗

— John Cleese

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From a Christian point of view of course we do want a peaceful world, and I think September 11 did actually make people aware not only of vulnerability and how transitory life is, but there are forces of good and honor and justice which speak to us of God and his love for us. ↗

— George Carey

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