Chairs Quote by Hilary Mantel

Many of us were taught that no sentence should begin with "but." If that's what you learned, unlearn it - there's no stronger word…

— William Zinsser

“A writer writes regardless... even though... notwithstanding... despite... at any rate... anyhow... nevertheless... in the face of... undeterred by... heedless of... and because. The…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“The reader may not see [these meanings], but they have their effect on him nonetheless. This is the way the modern novelist sinks, or…

— Flannery O'Connor

There are never beginnings and endings in my work; everything just fits into place after a while.

— Bruce Gilden

It is a melancholy illusion of those who write books and articles that the printed word survives. Alas, it rarely does.

— Eric Hobsbawm

Endings are always the beginnings of something else

— Holly Goldberg Sloan

'Therefore' is a word the poet must not know.

— Andre Gide

I keep trying to write happy endings, but my books always end on more of a bittersweet note of ambiguity.

— Stephen McCauley

It is nonetheless the best usage that decides the meaning of words.

— Wilson Follett

There is something unwholesome and destructive about the entire writing process.

— Joy Williams

Endings to be useful must be inconclusive.

— Anonymous

All endings are beginnings; we just dont know it at the time.

— Mitch Albom