The shelf life of the modern hardback writer is somewhere between the milk and the yogurt.
John MortimerWhat a writer brought to a book didn't matter as much as what the reader contributed.
Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating BookstoresSean was young, vibrant, capable. Life hadn't even begun to digest his hope.
Shelf Life: Fantastic Stories Celebrating BookstoresSomehow, stars have a lot of class if they are done right; they never have a shelf life.
Bella Freud