All Quotes By Tag: Humor
“Good evening, Lord Corwin,’ said the lean, cadaverous figure who rested against a storage rack, smoking his pipe, grinning around it.Good evening, Roger. How are things in the nether world?’A rat, a bat, a spider. Nothing much else astir. Peaceful.’You enjoy this duty?’He nodded.I am writing a philosophical romance shot through with elements of horror and morbidity. I work on those parts down here.”
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“My imagination keeps keeps me from actually doing anything stupid.”
“Моето име е Балкан, нейното – Европа.”
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“A Goddess Adventure represents a combination of heart, head, and soul work”
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“I would rather spend my money on a good time and make myself happy than spend my money on material things I will never end up using. Moral of the story: let’s have a good time.”
“Writing is a lifelong commitment that taxes every scribble, and only reimburses at the grave. A.W. RyleighEvery daydream, every moment, every thought in preoccupation….write it.A.W. Ryleigh”
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“Any fool can write a book and most of them are doing it; but it takes brains to build a house.”
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“I would not employ an author to referee a Ping-Pong match. By their very nature they are biased and bloody-minded. Better put a fox in a henhouse than to ask an author to judge his peers. (in a letter to the Governor General about the GA’s Literary Awards & his issue–among others–with the judging system, 1981)”
“It has been our experience that American houses insist on very comprehensive editing; that English houses as a rule require little or none and are inclined to go along with the author’s script almost without query. The Canadian practice is just what you would expect–a middle-of-the-road course. We think the Americans edit too heavily and interfere with the author’s rights. We think that the English publishers don’t take enough editorial responsibility. Naturally, then, we consider our editing to be just about perfect. There’s no doubt about it, we Canadians are a superior breed! (in a letter to author Margaret Laurence, dated May, 1960)”
“A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor.”
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“I go with the flow but I write against it.”
“For me, that emotional payoff is what it’s all about. I want you to laugh or cry when you read a story…or do both at the same time. I want your heart, in other words. If you want to learn something, go to school.”
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“That isn’t writing at all, it’s typing.”
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