Quotes and History

I would like to note that on this day in 241 B.C., the Romans sank the Carthaginian fleet.  Also, a very happy birthday to Chuck Norris, 69 and still going strong.

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamppost how it feels about dogs."

Christopher Hampton

"Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic."

Ambrose Bierce

"Bureaucracy defends the status quo long past the time when the quo has lost its status."

Laurence J. Peter