If the public likes you, you're good. Shakespeare was a common, down-to-earth writer in his day.
The first page sells this book. The last page sells your next book.
Oh yeah, I was one of the first guys writing comic books, I wrote Captain America, with guys like Stan Lee, who became famous later on with Marvel Comics.
Stephen King. Now I'm not crazy about him, but he's a great a writer.
Nobody reads a book to get to the middle.
Those big-shot writers ... could never dig the fact that there are more salted peanuts consumed than caviar.