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Tom Robbins: "Aturan-aturan seperti "Tulis apa yang Anda ketahui,...

"Aturan-aturan seperti "Tulis apa yang Anda ketahui," dan "Tunjukkan, jangan katakan," sementara diragukan lagi beralasan, dapat diabaikan dengan impunitas oleh setiap novelis yang cukup gesit untuk lolos begitu saja. Faktanya, hanya ada satu aturan dalam menulis fiksi: Apa pun yang berhasil, berhasil."

--- Tom Robbins

Versi Bahasa Inggris

Rules such as "Write what you know," and "Show, don't tell," while doubtlessly grounded in good sense, can be ignored with impunity by any novelist nimble enough to get away with it. There is, in fact, only one rule in writing fiction: Whatever works, works.