Because, if one is writing novels today, concentrating on the beauty of the prose is right up there with concentrating on your semi-colons, for wasted effort. – Neil Gaiman
Its the quality of the ordinary, the straight, the square, that accounts for the great stability and success of our nation. Its a quality to be proud of. But its a quality that many people seem to have neglected. – Gerald R. Ford
I am reminded of the professor who, in his declining hours, was asked by his devoted pupils for his final counsel. He replied, Verify your quotations. – Sir Winston Churchill
