A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make it clearer? 4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect?
George Orwell, 1903 – 1950
You can tell the deepest truths with the lies of fiction.
Isabel Allende
The art of writing fiction is to sail as dangerously close to the truth as possible without sinking the ship.
Kinky Friedman
Kinky Friedman
Education begins the gentleman, but reading, good company and reflection must finish him.
John Locke, 1632 – 1704
John Locke, 1632 – 1704