Reader-ramble

“There comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular, but he must take it because conscience tells him it is right.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

“The artist brings something into the world that didn't exist before, and he does it without destroying something else. ”
― John Updike

“If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that.”
― Stephen King

“Everywhere I go I'm asked if I think the university stifles writers. My opinion is that they don't stifle enough of them. There's many a best-seller that could have been prevented by a good teacher.”
― Flannery O'Connor