by PeggySue Wells @PeggySueWells
Like delicious desserts, dialogue is often a reader’s favorite part of a story. We quote great dialogue for generations.
“Off with her head!” – Lewis Carroll.
“We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill.
“There’s so much scope for imagination.” Lucy Maud Montgomery.
“It’s me again, Hank the Cowdog.” John Erickson.
“Give back to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s.” – Jesus Christ.
Dialogue is what characters say. Powerful stories are dialog driven through carefully chosen word selections. When Scrooge responds to Christmas cheer with “Bah, humbug,” Charles Dickens has masterfully portrayed the old man’s attitude and character in two words.
