David Workman > David's Quotes

“Brevity is the soul of wit.”
― William Shakespeare, Hamlet

“The secret of a good sermon is to have a good beginning and a good ending; and to have the two as close together as possible.”
― George Burns

“This is a short book because most books about writing are filled with bullshit. Fiction writers, present company included, don't understand very much about what they do -- not why it works when it's good, not why it doesn't when it's bad. I figured the shorter the book, the less bullshit."
Stephen King, On Writing”
― Stephen King

“Writing is 1 percent inspiration, and 99 percent elimination.”
― Louise Brooks

“the psychopath will speak of himself in grandiose terms while blaming others and taking absolutely no responsibility for his actions.”
― Lillian Glass, The Body Language of Liars: From Little White Lies to Pathological Deception―How to See through the Fibs, Frauds, and Falsehoods People Tell You Every Day