quotes

“I’m writing a book. I’ve got the page numbers done.” Stephen Wright

“…look through the lattice-work of her neat sentences, joined together with the bright nails of craftsmanship, painted with the gay varnish of wit…” Rebecca West, 1928

Ted Striker: Surely you can’t be serious. Rumack: I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley! — Rumack: You’d better tell the Captain we’ve got to land as soon as we can. This woman has to be gotten to a hospital. Elaine Dickinson: A hospital? What is it? Rumack: It’s Read more…

You might enjoy this extract from a news report by Adam Loria, spokesman for the Emergency Medical Service Canada, about a man who had been attacked and lost part of his ear: He was missing a body part to the side of his head due to the assault. Luckily he Read more…

“Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.” Mark Twain

“Writing is easy. All you have to do is cross out the wrong words.” Mark Twain Reminds me of this joke: Q. What’s the best way to make an elephant sculpture? 
 A. Take a block of marble and a chisel, and chip away anything that doesn’t look like an Read more…

I has ritten a book and it is so exciting nobody can put it down. As soon as you has red the first line you is so hooked on it you cannot stop until the last page. In all the cities people is walking in the streets bumping into each Read more…

Once again that sad winsome look came into the BFG’s eyes. ‘Words,’ he said, ‘is oh such a twitch-tickling problem to me all my life. So you must simply try to be patient and stop squibbling. As I am telling you before, I know exactly what words I am wanting Read more…