“ᴀᴍᴀᴛᴇᴜʀs sɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡᴀɪᴛ ғᴏʀ ɪɴsᴘɪʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ; ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴇsᴛ ᴏғ ᴜs ɢᴇᴛ ᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴅ ɢᴏ ᴛᴏ ᴡᴏʀᴋ.” — sᴛᴇᴘʜᴇɴ ᴋɪɴɢ
“ᴍʏ ᴄᴜʀᴇ ғᴏʀ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ’s ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ? ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴄᴇssɪᴛʏ ᴏғ ᴇᴀʀɴɪɴɢ ᴀ ʟɪᴠɪɴɢ.” — ᴊᴀᴍᴇs ᴇʟʟʀᴏʏ
“ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ’s ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ ɪs ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ɴᴀᴍᴇ ғᴏʀ ғᴇᴀʀ.” — ᴊᴀᴄᴏʙ ɴᴏʀᴅʙʏ
“ɪ ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ɪɴ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ’s ʙʟᴏᴄᴋ. ᴊᴜsᴛ ᴘɪᴄᴋ ᴜᴘ ᴀ ᴘᴇɴ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟʟʏ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ.” — ɴᴀᴛᴀʟɪᴇ ɢᴏʟᴅʙᴇʀɢ
“ɪғ ɪ ᴡᴀɪᴛᴇᴅ ᴛɪʟʟ ɪ ғᴇʟᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ, ɪ’ᴅ ɴᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴀᴛ ᴀʟʟ.” — ᴀɴɴᴇ ᴛʏʟᴇʀ
“ɪғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴛᴇʟʟ ʏᴏᴜʀsᴇʟғ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ɢᴏɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ʙᴇ ᴀᴛ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴅᴇsᴋ ᴛᴏᴍᴏʀʀᴏᴡ, ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴅᴇᴄʟᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴀsᴋɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴜɴᴄᴏɴsᴄɪᴏᴜs ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟ. ‘ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏɴ ᴍᴇ,’ ʏᴏᴜ ᴀʀᴇ sᴀʏɪɴɢ: ‘ɪ ᴡɪʟʟ ʙᴇ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ.’” — ɴᴏʀᴍᴀɴ ᴍᴀɪʟᴇʀ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ sᴘᴏᴏᴋʏ ᴀʀᴛ: sᴏᴍᴇ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs ᴏɴ ᴡʀɪᴛɪɴɢ
“ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄʀᴇᴛ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛᴛɪɴɢ sᴛᴀʀᴛᴇᴅ ɪs ʙʀᴇᴀᴋɪɴɢ ʏᴏᴜʀ ᴄᴏᴍᴘʟᴇx ᴏᴠᴇʀᴡʜᴇʟᴍɪɴɢ ᴛᴀsᴋs ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴍᴀʟʟ ᴍᴀɴᴀɢᴇᴀʙʟᴇ ᴛᴀsᴋs, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇɴ sᴛᴀʀᴛɪɴɢ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴏɴᴇ.” — ᴍᴀʀᴋ ᴛᴡᴀɪɴ