“A good novel is an indivisible sum; every scene, sequence and passage of a good novel has to involve, contribute to and advance all three of its major attributes: theme, plot, characterization.” ThreeNovelSceneMajorsThemePlotPassagesAttributesSequenceIndivisibleCharacterization Book:The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z Source: The Ayn Rand Lexicon: Objectivism from A to Z
“The stored-program digital computer has three major attributes: it is fast, it is accurate, and it is stupid. The first two attributes are often used to disguise the third.” FirstsTwoUsedThreeStupidComputerMajorsProgramThirdsDigitalAttributesAccurateDisguise Author:P. J. Plauger
“The photo-journalist and the photo-poet are both important. The problem is to separate the major objectives of the various groups and not to attribute qualities and intentions where they do not belong.” ImportantProblemQualityGroupsPoetMajorsIntentionVariousObjectivesJournalistAttributes Author:Ansel Adams
“With a lot of comedians, one of their major attributes is that they look comedic, with a certain hangdog or manic expression. I look like the neighborhood bully. That doesn't elicit laughter.” LooksCertainExpressionMajorsLaughterComedianNeighborhoodAttributesBullyComedicManic Author:Sylvester Stallone