There are thousands of thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up the pen and writes. – William Makepeace Thackeray

When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. – Enrique Jardiel Poncela

A story should have a beginning, a middle, and an end… but not necessarily in that order. – Jean Luc Godard

Let’s hope the institution of marriage survives its detractors, for without it there would be no more adultery and without adultery two thirds of our novelists would stand in line for unemployment checks. – Peter S. Prescott