I was praised to be charming, not sincere.Cinderella’s Prince (Chris Pine) in Into The Woods
Quotes
A weapon is a weapon
You brought roots to a sword fight.Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie) in Sleepy Hollow
My Reading List
"I was born with a reading list I will never finish."Maud Casey
Don’t Trust Blondes
"She tricked us, so she can use it to keep tracking down her damn sister! I should have known better than to trust blondes by now."Regina Mills (Lana Parrilla) in OUAT (S4E10)
Backstory, Influence, and Assumptions
"Show enough backstory to allow the reader to glean and make assumptions about what remains behind the curtain of time, yet continues to influence the character’s worldview, attitudes, decisions, and actions."Larry Brooks
Roots
"You brought roots to a sword fight."Abbie Mills (Nicole Beharie) in Sleepy Hollow
Doublecross them
Laying Pipe
"Writing is manual labor of the mind: a job, like laying pipe."John Gregory Dunne
Filth
Take the Time
"People miss so much because they want money. You can’t see anything from a car. It’s moving too fast."Jack Gilbert
Worn Out Spines 