The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.
“The rules of thumb with which we approached our music: Repeating a musical phrase the same way twice needs a hell of a better reason than a-a-b-a form. Never do anything confused that can be done simple. Never do anything dull that can be done interesting.”
Samuel R. Delany | Heavenly Breakfast