Famous quotes containing the words plot, sees and/or laurel:
“Morality for the novelist is expressed not so much in the choice of subject matter as in the plot of the narrative, which is perhaps why in our morally bewildered time novelists have often been timid about plot.”
—Jane Rule (b. 1931)
“A clear, attentive mind
Has no meaning but that
Which sees is truly seen.
No one loves rock, yet we are here.”
—Gary Snyder (b. 1930)
“Let arms yield to the toga, let the [victor’s] laurel yield to the [orator’s] tongue.”
—Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 B.C.)