Funny Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

Nobody expects to trust his body overmuch after the age of fifty.

— Alexander Hamilton

I think at some level, it's just alchemy that we, as writers, can't explain when we write the characters. I don't set out to…

— Rachel Caine

The children of great authors do not, as a rule, become writers.

— Robert Green Ingersoll

“remember Stephen King's First Rule of Writers and Agents, learned by bitter personal experience: You don't need one until you're making enough for someone…

— Stephen King

I've always liked elliptical writing, whether it's Kafka or Paula Fox, and I'm often bored by writers who explain too much. I think that…

— Lynne Tillman

When it comes to risk, a good rule of thumb is: 'Would you do it if no one was watching?'

— Laird Hamilton

Here's a very good rule of thumb in politics: losing begets losing.

— John Podhoretz

A good rule in life is to tell yourself simply, 'What comes of itself, let it come.

— Paramahansa Yogananda

It's a good rule of thumb, it seems to me: if you're not allowed to see where something comes from, don't put it in…

— Jonathan Safran Foer

“I think a good rule of thumb for being true to your own convictions is this; don't do or champion anything in the name…

— Anonymous

“A good rule of thumb for any relationship is to leave three unimportant things unsaid each day.”

— Kim Malone Scott

A good rule to remember for life is that when it comes to plastic surgery and sushi, never be attracted by a bargain.

— Graham Norton