Great, big, serious novels always get awards. If its a battle between a great, big, serious novel and a funny novel, the funny novel is doomed. – Neil Gaiman
Lenience will operate with greater force, in some instances than rigor. It is therefore my first wish to have all of my conduct distinguished by it. – George Washington
All the idols made by man, however terrifying they may be, are in point of fact subordinate to him, and that is why he will always have it in his power to destroy them. – Simone de Beauvoir
