Quotes of the Week

Boys think girls are like books, if the cover doesn't catch their eye they won't bother to read what's inside.
—Marylin Monroe

The more you read, the less apt you are to make a fool of yourself with your pen or word processor.
—Stephen King

Remember we are mortal, but poetry is not.
—Patti Smith

I cannot sleep unless I am surrounded by books.
—Jorge Luis Borges

Half my life is an act of revision.
—John Irving

If your book doesn't keep you up nights writing it, it won't keep anyone up nights reading it.  
—James A. Michener

Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but it’s the only way you can write anything good.   
—William Faulkner

Find the key emotion; this may be all you need to know to find your short story.
—F. Scott Fitzgerald