Crazy Author Quotes

We've had a very busy week (more about that later), but I've managed to read Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster somewhere in the cracks. I enjoyed how the story was told through her hilarious letters, and the ending was a bit of a fun surprise. (I didn't enjoy the feminism or the Fabian stuff, though.)

Some of the quotes were quite hilarious, ones that an author like myself (if I may call myself one) can especially relate to. I thought I'd share some of them with you all.

"I saw a street car conductor today with one brown eye and one blue. Wouldn't he make a nice villain for a detective story?"

Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (p. 65)  Kindle Edition.

"Eleven pages— this is a letter! Have courage. I'm going to stop."
Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (p. 67). Kindle Edition.

"I came up with a pen and tablet hoping to write an immortal short story, but I've been having a dreadful time with my heroine— I CAN'T make her behave as I want her to behave; so I've abandoned her for the moment, and am writing to you."
Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (p. 78). Kindle Edition.

"This new book is going to get itself finished— and published! You see if it doesn't."
Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (p. 124). Kindle Edition.

"Isn't it fun to work— or don't you ever do it? It's especially fun when your kind of work is the thing you'd rather do more than anything else in the world. I've been writing as fast as my pen would go every day this summer, and my only quarrel with life is that the days aren't long enough to write all the beautiful and valuable and entertaining thoughts I'm thinking. I've finished the second draft of my book and am going to begin the third tomorrow morning at half-past seven. It's the sweetest book you ever saw— it is, truly. I think of nothing else. I can barely wait in the morning to dress and eat before beginning; then I write and write and write till suddenly I'm so tired that I'm limp all over."
Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (pp. 126-127). Kindle Edition.

"With beautiful scenery all about, and lots to eat and a comfortable four-post bed and a ream of blank paper and a pint of ink— what more does one want in the world?"
Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (p. 128). Kindle Edition.

Are all writers alike? Even fictional ones? I get this crazy when I'm writing something, I just don't always bother my pen-pals about it as much this character does. ; )