Most writers regard the truth as their most valuable possession, and therefore are most economical in its use.
- Mark Twain
The test of any good fiction is that you should care something for the characters; the good to succeed, the bad to fail. The trouble with most fiction is that you want them all to land in hell, together, as quickly as possible.
- Mark Twain
It is personalities not principles that move the age.
- Oscar Wilde