Ross Bennett

“There was a fellow I stayed with once in Warwickshire who farmed his own land, but was otherwise quite steady.  Should never have suspected him of having a soul, yet not very long afterwards he eloped with a lion-tamer's widow and set up as a golf-instructor somewhere on the Persian Gulf; dreadfully immoral, of course, because he was only an indifferent player, but still, it showed imagination.  His wife was really to be pitied, because he had been the only person in the house who understood how to manage the cook's temper, and now she has to put "D.V." on her dinner invitations. ”
― Saki, Classic British Fiction: 7 books by Saki (H.H. Munro) in a single file, with active toc

“Theme and plot relate to character arc. As does structure. Concept relates to theme in that concept sets the stage for the theme to announce itself. And so on, again. The value in separating the core competencies into separate buckets is that we can then clearly understand the definition and criteria for each, which are unique and therefore demanding of fully differentiated understanding, as well as how each relates to the others.”
― Larry Brooks, Story Engineering

“Should the cabin experience sudden pressure loss, oxygen masks will drop down from above your seat. Place the mask over your mouth and nose and pull the strap to tighten. If you are traveling with children or someone who requires assistance, make sure that your own mask is on first before helping others. Why fit your own mask before helping others? Because if you’re slumped over your seat suffering from a lack of oxygen: 1. you can’t help anyone else; and even worse, 2. we now have to deploy scarce resources to come and help you, otherwise you’ll soon be dead.”
― Allan Dib, The 1-Page Marketing Plan: Get New Customers, Make More Money, And Stand out From The Crowd

“WHICH CORE COMPETENCY COMES FIRST? To answer that one, you need to understand that the Six Core Competencies break down into two categories: the four basic elements of the story, the two narrative skills required to effectively implement them.”
― Larry Brooks, Story Engineering