“In life two negatives don't make a positive. Double negatives turn positive only in math and formal logic. In life things just get worse and worse and worse.”
Source: Story: Substance, Structure, Style, and the Principles of Screenwriting
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American academic specialised in seminars for screenwriters 1941Related quotes
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