You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.
From J. K. Rowling
His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof.
The thing about the 600 words, I mean some day, you can do a very, very, very hard day's work and not write a word, just revising, or you would scribble a few words.
I remember the first time I heard a teenager say 'LOL.' Just what? But it means 'laugh.' Why don't you just laugh? What are you doing?
In a novel you have to resist the urge to tell everything.
The most important thing is to read as much as you can, like I did. It will give you an understanding of what makes good writing and it will enlarge your vocabulary.
Of all the subjects on this planet, I think my parents would have been hard put to name one less useful than Greek mythology to securing the keys to an executive bathroom.
The moment you are old enough to take the wheel, responsibility lies with you.
Talent and intelligence never yet inoculated anyone against the caprice of the fates.
The fame thing is interesting because I never wanted to be famous, and I never dreamt I would be famous.
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