Aphorisms Are Bad For Novels. They Stick

To Be Misunderstood Can Be The Writer's Punishment For Having Disturbed The Reader's Peace. The Greater The Disturbance, The Greater The Possibility Of Misunderstanding.

The More I Like A Book, The More Reluctant I Am To Turn The Page. Lovers, Even Book Lovers, Tend To Cling. No One-night Stands Or "reads" For Them.

Either A Writer Doesn't Want To Talk About His Work, Or He Talks About It More Than You Want.

There Are Few Things More Subtly Distressing Than An Inappropriate Gift From Someone Close To You.

The Contents Of Someone's Bookcase Are Part Of His History, Like An Ancestral Portrait.