Quotes of the Week

Of all the paths you take in life, make sure a few of them are dirt.

—John Muir

Writing is an exercise in sculpture, chipping away at the rock until you find the nose.

—Stanley Elkin

I admire anybody who has the guts to write anything at all.

—E. B. White

But with writers, there's nothing wrong with melancholy. It's an important color in writing.

—Paul McCartney

An age is called Dark not because the light fails to shine, but because the people fail to see it.

—James A. Michener

There is no terror in the bang, only in the anticipation of it.

—Alfred Hitchcock

You can find magic wherever you look. Sit back and relax, all you need is a book.

—Dr. Seuss

A professional writer is an amateur who didn't quit.

—Richard Bach

Say what you mean. Say what you see. Make a photograph, if you can, for the reader. 

—Stephen King