No wandering minds allowed.
Despite my vanity, I fear for my sanity.
Better to cry wolf over and over than never to cry wolf at all.
Only bad books have good endings. If a book is any good, it's ending is always bad - because you don't want the book to end.
Death is like an old dog. He always knows when you are at his door.
Not all novelists are power-hungry madman. Some are power-hungry madwomen.