Chandler's Law/Quotes

"Let's think for example of Henry Fielding's novel Tom Jones, in that when it was useful to have a change in plot, all the author had to do was to introduce the idea of smallpox, because no one would question that that was appropriate or considered that this was a clumsy or artificial. Everyone expected smallpox."

- Frank Snowden .

"Kaguya: We've got a problem, Eirin. There are no more plot ideas for this manga.

Eirin: Not to worry, Your Highness. Just have the characters say any old thing, then in the last panel, show the Scarlet Devil Mansion or the Hakurei Shrine's offertory box exploding, and you've got yourself a Touhou manga.

Kaguya: I knew you could do it, Eirin...

(Scarlet Devil Mansion blows up. Hakurei Shrine's offertory box blows up. Sakuya's breast pads blow up.)"

- Danbooru post #747138: "Punch Line" (original)

"So no matter how deeply you've written yourself into a corner, all your problems can be solved, or at least delayed, by an invasion of space zombies."

- The Book Of Elements, on the benefits of setting a campaign in the Negative Elemental Plane.