Here are a few of my favorite quotes and links. When I'm dead I'd rather have people ask why I have no monument than why I have one.
Fiction has to make sense.
In science, one tries to tell people, in such a way as to be understood by everyone, something that no one ever knew before. But in poetry, it's the exact opposite. I just found 10,000 ways that won't work. Also, check out Taylor's page for some more quotes.