“If the English language made any sense, a catastrophe would be an apostrophe with fur.” “If the English language made any sense, lackadaisical would have something to do with a shortage of flowers.” Doug Larson [First quote supplied by the Quotations Page; the second one found on BrainyQuote] No real reason for posting these, except [...]

“I write down everything I want to remember. That way, instead of spending a lot of time trying to remember what it is I wrote down, I spend the time looking for the paper I wrote it down on.” Beryl Pfizer [Quote supplied by the Quotations Page] This is a fairly accurate summation of my [...]

“If a cluttered desk is the sign of a cluttered mind, what is the significance of a clean desk?” Laurence J. Peter [Quote supplied by the Quotations Page] Although this isn’t strictly a writing-related quote, it caught my eye when it appeared in my feed-reader this morning. Personally, both my home and office desks are [...]

“The road to hell is paved with adverbs.” Stephen King [Quote supplied by the Quotations Page] Great advice – although it’s not cited, I’m guessing that its source might be his book On Writing, which I really need to get me a copy of. (Makes note to add it to my Amazon wish list.) Writers [...]

“First you’re an unknown, then you write one book and you move up to obscurity.” Martin Myers [Quote supplied by the Quotations Page]

“The only reason for being a professional writer is that you can’t help it.” Leo Rosten [Quote supplied by the Quotations Page]