Tony

“The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself.”
― Albert Camus

“Don't classify me, read me. I'm a writer, not a genre.”
― Carlos Fuentes

“We don't read and write poetry because it's cute. We read and write poetry because we are members of the human race. And the human race is filled with passion. So medicine, law, business, engineering... these are noble pursuits and necessary to sustain life. But poetry, beauty, romance, love... these are what we stay alive for.”
― Walt Whitman, Leaves of Grass

“It is not often that someone comes along who is a true friend and a good writer.”
― E.B. White, Charlotte’s Web