Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.
Robert GravesThere should be two main objectives in ordinary prose writing: to convey a message and to include in it nothing that will distract the reader's attention or check his habitual pace of reading - he should feel that he is seated at ease in a taxi, not riding a temperamental horse through traffic.
Robert GravesAs was the custom in such cases, the pear tree was charged with murder and sentenced to be uprooted and burned.
Robert Graves