There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no... - W. Somerset Maugham

"Every production of an artist should be the expression of an adventure of his soul."

"When you choose your friends, don't be short-changed by choosing personality over character."

"The great tragedy of life is not that men perish, but that they cease to love."

"Only a mediocre person is always at his best."

"We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to."