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Thousands of trained killers are plotting to attack us, and this terrible knowledge requires us to act differently. — George W. Bush

Clean hands, Sansa. Whatever you do, make certain your hands are clean. — George R R Martin

I'm plotting my own demise," she teased, keeping her eyes closed. "Because I know that falling for you will be the death of me. — Chanda Hahn

As an engineer I'm constantly spotting problems and plotting how to solve them. — James Dyson

The idea I'd been toying with fully formed in my mind.
"I'm plotting."
"oh?" His mouth curved in a wicked grin. "Do Tell."
Chapter 5 pg. 50 — Sylvia Day

Every person you meet is waging his or her own war against a callous universe that is plotting against them. — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Me with nothing left to lose, plotting my big revenge in the spotlight. Give me violent revenge fantasies as a coping mechanism. — Chuck Palahniuk

A forced silence is a dangerous imposter, painting a canvas of safety while plotting our demise. — Jo Ann Fore

I feel like my mum is in heaven sharing a cup of tea with Lady Fate and plotting my life out like a chess game. — Jenny Frost

Just give a smile to your enemies and they will go mad wondering what you are plotting against them. — Amit Abraham

Oh, God, if I'm anything by a clinical name, I'm a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I think people are plotting to make me happy. — J.D. Salinger

Plotting is an organic, and wildly inefficient process of trial and error. — James Hynes

A million bureaucrats are diligently plotting death and some of them even know it ... — Thomas Pynchon

Love is a spy who is plotting treason, In league with that warm, red rebel, the Heart. — Ella Wheeler Wilcox

Inspiring isn't the same as plotting. — Jeffery Deaver

And a killer was out there, plotting his next murder. Damn. He watched her mood shift, playful to alert and serious. — J.T. Ellison

It's okay to take the food out of the mouths of the citizens from a government that's plotting an attack directly on American soil. — Mark Kirk

Because the kind of nonfiction I write has a plot, the events and transactions that make up a life, nonfiction offers me a break from plotting. — Kathryn Harrison

I spend my days watching soap operas, eating bonbons and plotting society's downfall. — Tana French

Tinker Bell needs a Tinker Bell. She needs someone plotting for her. I certainly think that it's something she wants. — Rose McIver

I don't spend my hours plotting for somebody else's downfall. — Hillary Clinton

Are you a devious, plotting, unreliable madman? Ah, good, then you can be my most trusted advisor. — Terry Pratchett

I learned everything I know about plot from Dame Agatha (Christie). — Connie Willis

Defeat should not be the source of discouragement, but a stimulus to keep plotting. — Shirley Chisholm

If the Alpha female wolf was there, then they were plotting a search party. Great — Lia Davis

I have a plan, one I've been plotting for years now. It is my only way out. — John Grisham

I am a great believer that all the primary research has to be done before principle writing begins. I'm a huge advocate of plotting. — Michael Scott

Probably careful plotting reflects my personality. I am meticulous by nature. I can't imagine speed-writing anything that happens to pop into my head. — William Landay

Heaven send us better times! There is nothing but plotting and counter-plotting, undermining and counter-mining in this world. — Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

We need to stop plotting the course and instead just land the plane on our plans to make a difference by getting to the "do" part of faith. — Bob Goff

How did I get to be a grown-up? At times, I find myself still sitting on the hillside, plotting revenge against the adult world. — Erica Jong

I love magic and playing with magic systems. But to me, good fantasy like all fiction comes down to good character and plotting. — David B. Coe

In all the setbacks of your life as a believer, God is plotting for your joy. — John Piper

I love intricate plotting and exciting twists, but I realize more that people enjoy a good story in a simple, focused way. — Evan Daugherty

His eyes were polite yet maleficent, as though he was making an effort to be civil to the photographer while plotting to murder his wife. — Arundhati Roy

I jump around in the plotting stage, where I basically just make a bulleted list of every damn thing that happens in the entire book. — Peter V. Brett

The Cold War isn't thawing; it is burning with a deadly heat. Communism isn't sleeping; it is, as always, plotting, scheming, working, fighting. — Richard M. Nixon

We did just leave an insane asylum," Hi agreed. "For all we know, Chance spend his nights dancing naked with sock puppets, plotting to invade Canada. — Kathy Reichs

I never believed I could write anything. No way - write a whole story? Figuring out all that plotting and symbolism? How do you foreshadow things? — Carol Berg

When all else fails, complicate matters. — Aaron Allston

Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential. — Winston Churchill

We must stop planning, plotting and scheming, and let Infinite Intelligence solve the problem in its own way. — Florence Scovel Shinn

He still kept smiling. And his moustache was definitely plotting something. — Sonya Lano

I love 'The Omen,' just as a piece of plotting. — Greg Rucka

If a writer is daydreaming, leave them be. They could be plotting their next great story. — Graeme Roberts

As you journey through life take a minute every now and then to give a thought for the other fellow. He could be plotting something. — Dik Browne

Sometimes I really do feel that Peter Griffin is right about the clouds plotting against us. — Rickey Russell

The road to success is littered with failures, but the lessons learned are crucial in plotting your course to success! — Kristi Loucks

You're not safe. Not anymore. Three years of peace, but they've been plotting and it's your head they want next. — Rachel Higginson

All things are plotting to make us whole / All things conspire to make us one. — Gwendolyn MacEwen

Tender are a mother's dreams, But her babe's not what he seems. See him plotting in his mind To grow up some other kind. — Clarence Day

All you need to know about plotting is twofold. 1. Give your characters goals. 2. Don't let them reach those goals. — J.A. Konrath

As distasteful as it may seem when you're busy plotting to take over the world, it's equally important to stay on top of your bills. — Sophia Amoruso

Childhood didn't have a big influence on me, really - in fact I spent most of it plotting how to escape. — Simon Callow

The whole earth is in jail and we're plotting this incredible jailbreak. — Wavy Gravy

I'm thinking about color all the time. Sometimes even as far back as the plotting sequence. — Mike Mignola

I had a tendency to forget how handsome he was when I was plotting how to peel his skin from the network of muscles and sinew that danced as he moved. — Jocelynn Drake

Few things are more enjoyable than lingering over the atlas and plotting a trip. — J. Maarten Troost

Storytelling is as natural as breathing; plotting is the literary version of artificial respiration. — Stephen King

The last time she was up here, she had been ... staring up at the sky and dreaming of stars. Now, she looked down and plotted flames. — Kiersten White

Statesman are suspected of plotting against mankind, rather than consulting their interests, and are esteemed more crafty than learned. — Baruch Spinoza

When plotting revenge, you should dig two graves - one for your enemy, and the other for yourself — Nathan Robert Brown

In plotting a book, my goal is to raise the stakes for the characters and, in so doing, keep the reader mesmerized. — Barbara Delinsky

But 'tis the talent of our English nation, Still to be plotting some new reformation. — John Dryden

The intricacy of plotting a thriller is akin to writing formal poetry. — Julianna Baggott

I'm a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy. — J.D. Salinger

She wasn't blotto, she was plotting. — Susanna Kaysen

That man is thought a dangerous knave, Or zealot plotting crime, Who for advancement of his kind Is wiser than his time. — Douglas William Jerrold

He has murdered anyone who would try to steal his throne - and even executed those only suspected of plotting against him. — Anonymous

Introduction of deus ex machina is a tell-tale sign of sloppy plotting. — Mike Mehalek

The person who walks too slowly could be plotting a crime or - even worse - might be a tourist. — Valeria Luiselli

I'm very specific and ambitious in plotting out my goals and never take no for an answer - so it's not like things just fall in my lap. — Darren Criss

While my writing does seem to ultimately have a lot to do with pantsing in the end, without the plotting, I'd get nowhere to begin with. — Violet Duke

While we are sleeping, two-thirds of the world is plotting to do us in. — Dean Rusk

I'm feeling full of tiny princes, bustling to get out into the world and start plotting against one another. — Christopher Moore

Picture all the money that I've gotten off tours. Now picture me plotting for more. — Puff Daddy

If you've spent more than an hour plotting a getaway route, you're either a writer or a criminal.

Or maybe a cheating spouse. — Peggy Rothschild

I became chairman of the inmates committee. Got into a lot of trouble. Was accused of fomenting a riot. Was accused of plotting to kill the warden. — Clifford Irving

They were astronomers plotting the trajectories of stars. — Joyce Carol Oates

Christ, you're pretty, even standin' there plotting my murder. — Kristen Ashley

My future in-laws are out shopping and plotting my demise, I suppose. — Chelsea Ballinger