“I have heard a good story of Charles Fox. When his house was on fire, he found all efforts to save it useless, and, being a good draughtsman, he went up to the next hill to make a drawing of the fire,--the best instance of philosophy I ever heard of.” PhilosophyStoriesNextFoundHouseEffortFireHeardDrawingInstanceHillsUselessFoxesGood StoryResignation Author:Robert Southey
“Writing the opening lines of a story is a bit like starting to ski at the steepest part of a hill. You must have all your skills under control from the first instant.” WritingFirstsStoriesBitsLinesSkillsStartingOpeningHillsInstantSkis Book:Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors Source: Our Stories: A Fiction Workshop for Young Authors