Life is a disease, sexually transmitted and fatal.
To be a good writer... read a lot and write every day.
It is sometimes a mistake to climb; it is always a mistake never even to make the attempt.
She found herself to be quite worried that something would jump out at her, so she began to whistle. She thought it might make it harder for things to jump out at her, if she was whistling.
Make glorious and fantastic mistakes.
Are you scared?’ asked Mr. Ibis. ‘Not really.’ ‘Well, try to cultivate the emotions of true awe and spiritual terror, as we walk. They are the appropriate feelings for the situation at hand.