“And there is something great about knowing that my only job is to be as happy as I can be about my life, and feel as good as I can about myself, and to lead as full and eventful a life as I can, so that it doesn’t ever feel like I’m just waiting around for some guy to ask me out. And most importantly, it’s good for us all to remember that we don’t need to scheme and plot and beg to get someone to ask us out. We’re fantastic.” NeedsFeelsI CanJobsRememberGuyAsksWaitingKnowingFantasticAsk MePlotSchemesWaiting Around Book:He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys Source: He's Just Not That Into You: The No-Excuses Truth to Understanding Guys
“The argument that the countries use for the sheer increase in Muslim doctors is the sheer increase in the Muslim population. In for example Birmingham, England where a lot of these guys came from, where one of these plots was hatched, it's up to 30% of the population. Maybe that's the problem?” CountryUseProblemGuyExampleArgumentDoctorsIncreaseEnglandPopulationPlotSheerBirmingham Author:Neil Cavuto
“When you're reading a novel, I think the reason you care about how any given plot turns out is that you take it as a data point in the big story of how the world works. Does such-and-such a kind of guy get the girl in the end? Does adultery ever bring happiness? How do winners become winners?” ThinkingWorldKindDoeBookEndsReasonStoriesBigsCareGuyTurnsGirlReadingGivenNovelDataWinnerPlotAdultery Author:Elif Batuman
“I think this is the first time I've altered a book based on what you guys told me. So it's an occasion! Soon I'll be putting up polls to choose between plots, and then it's a short stop to accepting anonymous contributions and stapling them together while I sip margaritas on the deck of a Pacific cruise ship.” ThinkingFirstsBookTogetherGuyAcceptingFirst TimeShipsOccasionsContributionPlotPollsAlteredPacificDeckCruiseMargaritaCruise Ships Author:Max Barry
“Do we really have to wander around apologizing for enjoying plot, just because James Wood and a few dozen other arch-aesthetes sniff at it? It's like being careful not to sing pop songs in the shower because some guy in the local alt-weekly is a music snob.” GuySongEnjoyCarefulPopsWoodsLocalsWanderPlotDozenApologizingShowersArchesSnobPop Song Author:Patrick Nielsen Hayden
“The character can never be static from book to book. People might think you just come up with a new plot and stick this guy in. Well, he has to be as new as the plot every time.” PeopleThinkingWellsBookCharacterMightGuySticksCome UpPlotThis GuyStatic Author:Michael Connelly