“Shakespeare’s philosophy, although expanding from play to play, is consistent throughout.”— John Vyvyan, amazon.com
“Derivative writers seem versatile because they imitate many others, past and present. Artistic originality has only its own self to copy.”— Vladimir Nabokov, theparisreview.org
“This is the song I've been singing my whole life. This is the sound I've been making my whole life.”— The Smashing Pumpkins, open.spotify.com
“I suppose some people find their voice later than others, but it's interesting to look back at really early work to see that there's some kernel or a Rosetta Stone, in a way. Everything is in place early on.”— Joe Bradley, interviewmagazine.com
“Most novelists have only one story to tell and that, in book after book, they ring endless changes on a single essential narrative.”— David Shields, amazon.com