Another author's view on one of his own:
The remarkable thing about Shakespeare is that he really is very good, in spite of all the people who say he is very good.
— Robert Graves
The late author and Harper's magazine editor Russell Lynes wrote:
Every journalist has a novel in him, which is an excellent place for it.
Mark Twain:
The man who doesn't read good books has no advantage over the man who can't read them.
Got a favorite author quote? How about a non-author quote?
A while back I asked readers to submit a statement that summarized their approach to writing. Here's one from Peyton Place author Grace Metalious:
I'm a lousy writer; a helluva lot of people have got lousy taste.
Something's appealing about such stark honesty and brevity.
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