Sydney Arriaga

“I know every book of mine by its smell, and I have but to put my nose between the pages to be reminded of all sorts of things.”
― George Gissing

“Write what you know. That should leave you with a lot of free time.”
― Howard Nemerov

“Literature is news that stays news.”
― Ezra Pound, ABC of Reading

“Everybody does have a book in them, but in most cases that's where it should stay.”
― Christopher Hitchens