We live under continual threat of two equally fearful, but seemingly opposed destinies: unremitting banality and inconceivable terror. It is fantasy, served out in large rations by the popular arts, which allows most people to cope with these twin specters.
- Susan Sontag
By writing much, one learns to write well.
- Robert Southey
The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book.
- Mickey Spillane
