The expression ‘Those who can’t do, teach’ is a curious one, because if you look at the world, you’ll see that teachers aren’t particularly worse at doing things than anyone else, so perhaps the expression might be better worded as ‘nobody can do anything.’ - Lemony Snicket

Make him honest. I don't mean 'never fish for spare change in a pay phone honest.' I mean 'tell it like it is and own up to it' honest. Readers will forgive a character for any number of flaws if the character is honest about who he is and what he's doing. - K.M. Weiland

A little story is supported by a lot of untold backstory. What they get is more than what they see. - Karen Lord

Creating characters is like throwing together ingredients for a recipe. I take characteristics I like and dislike in real people I know, or know of, and use them to embellish and define characters. - Cassandra Clare

The suspense is terrible. I hope it will last. - Oscar Wilde

Very often we write down a sentence too early, then another too late; what we have to do is write it down at the proper time, otherwise it's lost. - Thomas Bernhard