“As it can be maintained that all the great advances have come from men under forty, so the history of the world shows that a very large proportion of the evils may be traced to the sexagenarians, nearly all the great mistakes politically and socially, all of the worst poems, most of the bad pictures, a majority of the bad novels and not a few of the bad sermons and speeches.” MenWorldMayShowsEvilMistakeNovelWorstSpeechMajorityProportionFortySermonsWorld HistoryGreat Mistakes Book:The Quotable Osler Source: The Quotable Osler
“make no mistake about it, the detective-story is part of the literature of escape, and not of expression.” StoriesLiteratureMistakeNovelMysteryExpressionDetectivesMystery NovelsDetective Stories Author:Dorothy L. Sayers
“My hope is that my novels reflect the reality of a world where good and evil exist, imperfect people make mistakes, but a perfect Heavenly Father offers forgiveness and second chances.” PeopleWorldRealityEvilFatherChancePerfectMistakeNovelOffersGood And EvilMaking MistakesHeavenlyImperfectSecond ChanceHeavenly FatherPeople Make Mistakes Author:Julie Klassen
“Like most writers, I look back on all of my finished works with utter regret, and the trouble with writing a series of novels is that you have to go back and read them, and make sure that you haven't forgotten anything you've created, and then when you do that, you're faced with your own mistakes on every trick, from the wrong word in places to entirely the wrong incident.” WritingLooksMistakeNovelTroubleHavensRegretSeriesForgottenFinishedTricksIncidentsFinished WorkWrong Words Author:Daniel Handler
“I thought I could rely on the plot in the novel and fill in the colour between the lines, but I made a mistake with that assumption. It was really, really hard because you pull a few things apart and then you realise how everything relies on everything else and it can all fall apart.” MadeHardFallLinesMistakeNovelRelyAssumptionColourPlotRealisingFalling ApartMade A MistakeI Made A MistakeBetween The Lines Author:Ben Affleck
“Writers block: when I get it, it's because my subconscious spotted that I'd make a huge structural mistake in constructing a novel before my conscious mind became aware of it, and threw on the brakes. So I've learned not to sweat it: take two days off, then back up a chapter, read through, and try to work out why I'm suddenly uneasy about continuing.” TryingMindTwoMistakeNovelHugeConsciousWork OutBlockI've LearnedSweatChaptersContinuingSubconsciousTwo DaysUneasyWriter's BlockDays OffBrakeConscious Mind Author:Charles Stross
“One easy mistake to make with the first novel is to expand the short story. Some things are better as a story; you cannot dilute things into a novel. I think the first hundred pages of a novel are very important. That's where you set things up: the world, the characters. Once you've set that up, it'll be much easier.” ThinkingWorldFirstsImportantCharacterStoriesEasyMistakeNovelEasierPagesHundredShort Story Author:Yiyun Li