“To be a book-collector is to combine the worst characteristics of a dope fiend with those of a miser.” Robertson Davies [Quote supplied by the Quotations Page]

“The point of quotations is that one can use another’s words to be insulting.” Amanda Cross (US mystery novelist) [Quote supplied by the Quotations Page] This reminded me of what we did in my GCSE Physics class (i.e. at the age of 16). Our teacher, Mr Matheson, was prone to coming out with bizarre statements; [...]

Some fine advice: “Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.” Samuel Johnson [Quote supplied by the Quotations Page]

“A synonym is a word you use when you can’t spell the word you first thought of.” Burt Bacharach [Quote supplied by the Quotations Page]

“Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.” T. S. Eliot [Quote supplied by the Quotations Page]

“Typos are very important to all written form. It gives the reader something to look for so they aren’t distracted by the total lack of content in your writing.” – Randy K Milholland of Something Positive [Quote supplied by the Quotations Page; I read Something Positive as one of my regular web comics.]