“The six golden rules of writing are read, read, read, and write, write, write.” —Ernest Gaines

“Write about things that are important to you, not about what you think readers will want to read.” — William Zinsser

William Faulkner donated his Nobel Prize winnings to establishing a fund for the support and development of new writers.

  “For a man to commit his thoughts to writing when he can neither manage them nor bring any new light to bear upon them, and, indeed, when he has no attraction whatsoever to offer to his reader, is a senseless waste of time, and of paper, too.” Cicero

“Every man's memory is his private literature.” — Aldous Huxley

“Every man's memory is his private literature.” — Aldous Huxley