If you have any young friends who aspire to become writers, the second-greatest favor you can do them is to present them with copies of The Elements of Style. The first-greatest, of course, is to shoot them now, while they're happy. — Dorothy Parker
It is hard to fight an enemy who has outposts in your head. — Audre Lord
Some American writers who have known each other for years have never met in the daytime or when both were sober. — James Thurber (ha! or in "real life") ;-D
Published on September 17, 2010 04:00