Fate? give me a break, please . . .

Quote: on ideas – George Santayana

‘It takes a wonderful brain and exquisite senses to produce a few stupid ideas.’

George Santayana (1863 – 1952)

QUOTE: on writing – W.Somerset Maugham

 

‘There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately nobody knows what they are.’

W Somerset Maugham

QUOTE: on ideas – Anais Nin

‘ My ideas usually come, not at my desk writing but, in the midst of living’

Chekhov meets Byrne . . . well, nearly