“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”― Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

“I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal.” —Jane Austen

“No passion in the world is equal to the passion to alter someone else’s draft.”- H. G. Wells

“I’ll be more enthusiastic about encouraging thinking outside the box when there’s evidence of any thinking going on inside it.”-Terry Pratchett

“Fate is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who bring you things you never asked for and don’t always like.”― Lemony Snicket

“Every now and then I like to do as I’m told, just to confuse people.”― Tamora Pierce, Melting Stones