"Don't try to guess what sort of thing editors want to publish or what you think the country is in a mood to read. Editors and readers don't know what they want to read until they read it. Besides, they're always looking for something new."

-- William Zinsser

#Country Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“Anytime you get men in glitter, it's a flamboyant occasion!”
“I thought I knew Elton John, but then it was like, "Woah, Elton's a pimp! He's really amazing." And since Billy and Elton are homies, I'm finally getting it - the two piano boys.”
“Marriage is like a cage; one sees the birds outside desperate to get in, and those inside equally desperate to get out.”
“I see no objection to stoutness, in moderation.”
“After forty a woman has to choose between losing her figure or her face. My advice is to keep your face, and stay sitting down.”

Source : Quoted in Times (London), 6 Oct. 1993.
“People say it is part of the game. You win some, you lose some. But not for me.”
“The IPCC - and all the mainstream media and environmental extremists who cite it uncritically - really have become a joke in the scientific community.”
“I'd much rather have the honesty than not. Because if you will say what's on your mind and get it off your chest, then the sooner I can prove you wrong!”

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