A serious writer is not to be confounded with a solemn writer. A serious writer may be a hawk or a buzzard or even a popinjay, but a solemn writer is always a bloody owl.

It's harder to write in the third person but the advantage is you move around better.

Il faut d'abord durer (First One Must Endure).

Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.

Use short sentences. Use short first paragraphs. Use vigorous English. Be positive, not negative.

Everyone behaves badly--given the chance.

I have noticed that doctors who fail in the practice of medicine have a tendency to seek one another's company and aid in consultation.