LAUGH OUT LOUD!
If you think punctuation isn’t important, read on:
Dear John,
I want a man who knows what love is all about. You are generous, kind, thoughtful. People who are not like you admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me for other men. I yearn for you. I have no feelings whatsoever when we’re apart. I can be forever happy–will you let me be yours? Gloria
OR…
Dear John,
I want a man who knows what love is. All about you are generous, kind, thoughtful people, who are not like you. Admit to being useless and inferior. You have ruined me. For other men, I yearn. For you, I have no feelings whatsoever. When we’re apart, I can be forever happy. Will you let me be? Yours, Gloria (author unknown)
There was once a young man who, in his youth, professed his desire to become a great writer. When asked to define great, he said, “I want to write stuff that the whole world will read, stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl in pain and anger!”
He now works for Microsoft writing error messages. (author unknown)
Q. What’s the difference between publishers and terrorists?
A. You can negotiate with terrorists. (author unknown)
QUOTATIONS:
“The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter—it’s the difference between the lightning bug and the lightning.” Mark Twain
“To write is human, to edit is divine.” Stephen King
“Suit the action to the word, the word to the action.” William Shakespeare
“Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.” Benjamin Franklin
“There are three rules for writing a novel. Unfortunately, no one knows what they are.” W. Somerset Maugham
“The writer who breeds more words than he needs, is making a chore for the reader who reads.” Dr. Seuss
“A professional writer is an amateur who didn’t quit.” Richard Bach
