Never measure literature by accounting statistics. A quarter of working authors earn less than $1,000.
People are like tea bags; you never know how strong they'll be until they're in hot water. In times of trouble, you not only discover what you truly believe but whether or not you can act on your beliefs.
Money and writing appear to be mutually exclusive.
It's a big jump from smart to motherwit.
Novels, like human beings, usually have their beginnings in the dark.
No government has the right to tell its citizens when or whom to love