Repent, Harlequin," said the Ticktock Man. "Get stuffed," the Harlequin replied.
The trick is not becoming a writer. The trick is staying a writer.
I am not one of these people who instantly takes umbrage when he's corrected or - I love being corrected.
be careful of monsters with teeth
In these days of widespread illiteracy, functional illiteracy... anything that keeps people stupid is a felony.
The more you know, the more unflinchingly you deny casual beliefs and Accepted Wisdom when it flies in the face of reality, the more carefully you observe the world and its people around you, the better chance you have of writing something meaningful and well-crafted.