• Read. As much as you can. As deeply and widely and nourishingly and ­irritatingly as you can. And the good things will make you remember them, so you won't need to take notes.

    A.L. Kennedy: Read. As much as you can. As deeply and widely and nourishingly and ­irritatingly as you can. And the good things will make you remember them, so you won't need to take notes.
    "Ten rules for writing fiction" by A.L. Kennedy, www.theguardian.com. February 19, 2010.