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Quotation from Aspects of the Novel by E. M. Forster
“"The king died and then the queen died," is a story. "The king died, and then the queen died of grief" is a plot.”
Aspects of the Novel, V. The Plot (Project Gutenberg #70492)
Forster's famous illustration of the difference between time sequence and causality.
Citation: ""The king died and then the queen died," is a story. "The king died, and then the queen died of grief" is a plot." — E. M. Forster, Aspects of the Novel, V. The Plot (Project Gutenberg #70492). (id forster-aspects-of-the-novel-q2)
