I took a speed reading course and read 'war and peace' in twenty minutes. IT involves Russia.
Woody Allen (Born 1935) 

If you can't annoy somebody, there's little point in writing.
Kingsley Amis 

In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.
André Maurois 

Literature is strewn with the wreckage of those who have minded beyond reason the opinion of others.
Virginia Woolf 

Manuscript: something submitted in haste and returned at leisure.
Oliver Herford (1863-1935) 

More than kisses, letters mingle souls.
John Donne 

My books are water; those of the great geniuses are wine. (Fortunately) Everybody drinks water.
Mark Twain (1835-1910) 

NOVEL, n. A short story padded.
Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914)  - The Devil's Dictionary, 1911

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read.
Groucho Marx (1895-1977) 

Parenthetical remarks (however relevant) are unnecessary.
Frank L. Visco  - How to Write Good