“ Somewhere in the cosmos, he said, along with all the planets inhabited by humanoids, reptiloids, fishoids, walking treeoids and superintelligent shades of the color blue, there was also a planet entir… Douglas Adams
“ We write or we are written upon. The whole of our lives is the clumsy attempt to wield the pen with grace. Vincent Louis Carrella
“ These reasonings will furnish us with an adequate definition of a true critic: that he is a discoverer and collector of writers’ faults. Which may be farther put beyond dispute by the following demons… Jonathan Swift
“ When I started writing I wanted the best tools. I skipped right over chisels on rocks, stylus on wet clay plates, quills and fountain pens, even mechanical pencils, and went straight to one of the fir… John Varley
“ He chuckled, shaking his head. Man, you hunters. I break a pencil and there's hell to pay.I can see how that's deeply unfair, Chip. Especially if that pencil should try to kill you with it teeth and c… Scott Westerfeld
“ Writing with a biro is the emotional equivalent of giving your loved one a plastic rose on Valentine’s Day. Fennel Hudson
“ Bolts work on nuts; pens work on paper. But you must work on yourself. Go, get working! Israelmore Ayivor
“ It is a pity he did not write in pencil. As you have no doubt frequently observed, the impression usually goes through -- a fact which has dissolved many a happy marriage. Arthur Conan Doyle
“ I prefer the pen. There is something elemental about the glide and flow of nib and ink on paper. James Robertson
