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It has been well said that an author who expects results from a first novel is in a position similar to that of a man who drops a rose petal down the ...more

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The brains of members of the Press departments of motion-picture studios resemble soup at a cheap restaurant. It is wiser not to stir them.

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How anybody can compose a story by word of mouth face to face with a bored-looking secretary with a notebook is more than I can imagine. Yet many auth...more

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Oh, is that my report, father?' said Mike, with a sort of sickly interest, much as a dog about to be washed might evince in his

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Every author really wants to have letters printed in the paper. Unable to make the grade, he drops down a rung of the ladder and writes novels.

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I spent the afternoon musing on Life. If you come to think of it, what a queer thing Life is! So unlike anything else, don't you know, if you see what...more

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Man's inability to get out of bed in the morning is a curious thing. One may reason with oneself clearly and forcibly without the slightest effect. On...more

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I suppose half the time Shakespeare just shoved down anything that came into his head.

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I never feel really comfortable unless I am either actually writing or have a story going. I could not stop writing.

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-'What do ties matter, Jeeves, at a time like this?'There is no time, sir, at which ties do not matter

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There is only one cure for grey hair. It was invented by a Frenchman. It is called the guillotine.

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[A]lways get to the dialogue as soon as possible. I always feel the thing to go for is speed. Nothing puts the reader off more than a big slab of pros...more

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He had just about enough intelligence to open his mouth when he wanted to eat, but certainly no more.

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Mac had many admirable qualities, but not tact. He was the sort of man who would have tried to cheer Napoleon up by talking about the Winter Sports at...more

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I just sit at my typewriter and curse a bit.