I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread. - JRR Tolkein

Writing without revising is the literary equivalent of waltzing gaily out of the house in your underwear. - Patricia Fuller

Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass. - Anton Chekhov

An opening line should invite the reader to begin the story. It should say: Listen. Come in here. You want to know about this. - Stephen King