"If you don't like my book, write your own. If you don't think you can write a novel, that ought to tell you something. If you think you can, do. No excuses. If you still don't like my novels, find a book you do like. Life is too short to be miserable. If you like my novels, I commend your good taste."

   Rita Mae Brown (an awsome writer) 1944-

"Hell it's funny you should ask me that because when I was up at Brasenose, well actually it happened before that in fact, It was at school at Shrewsbury in Shropshire, there's a Norman Church there called St. Chad's, no actually, se. Chad's dated from Norman times but in 1788 the tower fell down so it was rebuilt but the real Norman church is St. Mary's, anyway there was a fellow there called Paul Scott. I was reminded of him because I was reading the Raj Quartet last night, actually I finished it this morning, it is absolutely marvellous, bit like Hardy in a way, there's one scene where the British Commissioner is questioning an Indian spy, well he doesn't know he's a spy, and the point is..."
     -Michael Palin (monty python actor person)