Theres a unique bond of trust between readers and authors that I dont believe exists in any other art form as a reader, I trust a novelist to give me his or her best effort, however flawed. – Dan Simmons
For it is mutual trust, even more than mutual interest that holds human associations together. Our friends seldom profit us but they make us feel safe. Marriage is a scheme to accomplish exactly that same end. – H. L. Mencken
As an inspiration to the author, I do not think the cat can be over-estimated. He suggests so much grace, power, beauty, motion, mysticism. I do not wonder that many writers love cats I am only surprised that all do not. – Carl Van Vechten
