“George Best was one of the most talented players of all time and probably the best footballer who never made it to a major world final.” WorldMadePlayerMajorsFinalsAll TimeMade ItFootballer Author:Franz Beckenbauer
“Introduce your main characters and themes in the first third of your novel. If you are writing a plot-driven genre novel make sure all your major themes/plot elements are introduced in the first third, which you can call the introduction. Develop your themes and characters in your second third, the development. Resolve your themes, mysteries and so on in the final third, the resolution.” IfsWritingFirstsCharacterNovelMysteryDevelopmentElementsMajorsThirdsFinalsDrivenGenreThemePlotResolveResolutionIntroducingIntroductionMain Characters Author:Michael Moorcock
“A major boom in real stock prices in the US after Black Tuesday brought them halfway back to 1929 levels by 1930. This was followed by a second crash, another boom from 1932 to 1937, and a third crash. Speculative bubbles do not end like a short story, novel, or play. There is no final denouement that brings all the strands of a narrative into an impressive final conclusion. In the real world, we never know when the story is over.” KnowsWorldRealEndsPlayStoriesBlackLevelsNovelMajorsThirdsFinalsConclusionNarrativeReal WorldShort StoryBubblesCrashImpressiveHalfway1930sTuesdayStrandsStock PriceDenouement Author:Robert J. Shiller
“There were never a lot of attacks on my work. We were building more parks than were ever built in the city, building more recreation centers, fixing more streets. We had national events, the Super Bowl, the (Major League Baseball) All-Star game, Final Four. We built seven hotels. The city hadn't built a hotel in 20 or more years.” YearsGamesStarsCitiesFourStreetsEventsBuildingMajorsBuiltBaseballSevenFinalsLeagueParksHotelBowlsRecreationFixingSuper BowlMajor LeagueAll StarsMajor League Baseball Author:Kwame Kilpatrick
“To create a comedy major, I ended up starting a comedy night in the basement of my dorm, and I promoted and produced my final project, which meant I faxed press releases from an old Apple IIC, or whatever it was, to newspapers, not knowing if that would work or if that's how you do things.” IfsNightKnowingComedyProjectsMajorsPressesFinalsStartingNewspapersReleaseApplesNot KnowingBasementsDormsPress Release Author:Eugene Mirman
“Summits [World Summit on the Information Society] are meant to help governments reach a global consensus on major issues which has proved elusive in established fora. They do so through the embarrassment associated with failing to sign a summit's final agreement.” WorldHelpingGovernmentIssuesFailingInformationMajorsFinalsAgreementConsensusSummitEmbarrassmentElusiveInformation Society Author:David Souter
“When I'm my own editor, there's very little difference between the first draft and the final. I write what feels right to begin with. I rarely make any major changes.” FeelsWritingFirstsLittlesDifferencesMy OwnMajorsFinalsEditorsLensesFeels RightMajor Change Author:Len Wein