If we didn't read people who were bastards, we'd never read anything. Even the best of us are at least part-time bastards.

~ Mary Karr

Mary Karr Authors Authors Behaving Badly Authors On Authors Feet Of Clay Heroes Imperfection Literature

This has been done by masters of the trade and Garcia had taken in every stock situation with amazing powers of retention, but he had not put things together right and had used extraordinary discernment in not adding one single touch of originality.

~ Felipe Alfau

Felipe Alfau Authors Behaving Badly Criticism Writing