“I was able to work out all sorts of attitudes to style and event and character, all of which affected the way I came to think about my own writing. I believe that all good writers are original.” ThinkingWayWritingBelieveCharacterAbleI BelieveMy OwnAttitudeStyleEventsOriginalsWork OutAffectedGood Writers Author:Margaret Mahy
“The optimistic style of explaining good events is the opposite of that used for bad events: It's internal rather than external.” UsedStyleEventsOppositesOptimisticInternalsExplainingHelplessness Book:Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life Source: Learned Optimism: How to Change Your Mind and Your Life
“I figured if I could put together being funny about stuff and actual events, maybe I could do something that wasn't being done much. Because the reporters that I met out there were funny, and they had hilarious stories that just didn't fit in the AP/UPI/New York Times foreign-correspondent style. They couldn't use the things they had. But I could.” IfsDoneStoriesUseTogetherStuffStyleEventsNew YorkFitMetsIf I CouldReportersNew York TimesBeing DoneBeing Funny Author:P. J. O'Rourke