There is an interesting resemblance in the speeches of dictators, no matter what country they may hail from or what language they may speak.
Edna FerberOnly amateurs say that they write for their own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth. Writing may be interesting, absorbing, exhilarating, racking, relieving. But amusing? Never!
Edna Ferber