John Napier (1550–1617) Scottish mathematician
A Plaine Discovery of the Whole Revelation of St. John (1593), The First and Introductory Treatise
“The chapter of knowledge is a very short, but the chapter of accidents is a very long one.”
To Solomon Dayrolles (16 February 1753)
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Ben Croshaw (1983) English video game journalist
Fullyramblomatic Novels, Articulate Jim: A Search For Something
“The first chapter sells the book; the last chapter sells the next book.”
Mickey Spillane (1918–2006) American writer
“Life doesn't happen in chapters — at least, not regular ones.”
Terry Pratchett (1948–2015) English author
On the lack of chapters in Discworld books, in an interview by Gavin J. Grant at Booksource.com (2008) http://www.booksense.com/people/archive/pratchettterry.jsp <br class="br">General sources <br class="br">Context: Life doesn't happen in chapters — at least, not regular ones. Nor do movies. Homer didn't write in chapters. I can see what their purpose is in children's books ("I'll read to the end of the chapter, and then you must go to sleep") but I'm blessed if I know what function they serve in books for adults.
“After a very long year we've got a very short knight.”
David Lange (1942–2005) New Zealand politician and 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand
On the knighthood of the rather short Sir Robert Muldoon in January 1984. Lange repeated the quote on U.S. television as an explanation of Sir Robert's dislike for him.
Source: Heinemann Dictionary of New Zealand Quotations (1988), p. 397.
