The writer is the duelist who never fights at the stated hour, who gathers up an insult, like another curious object, a collector's item, spreads it out on his desk later, and then engages in a duel with it verbally.… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
A good writer preserves an air of freedom in his prose, so that the reader won't know how a story will end - even if he's reading a history book. — Thornton Wilder Copy Share Image
