No one has something original or important to say will willing we run the risk of being misunderstood; people who write obscurely are either unskille… - William Zinsser

Pure nonsense is a joy forever, as Keats didn't quite say. I love to see a writer flying high, just for the hell of it.

Not everybody has a talent for painting, or for the piano, or for dance. But we can write our way into the artist's head and into his problems and solutions. Or we can go there with another writer.

Never hesitate to imitate another writer - every person learning a craft or an art needs models. Eventually you'll find your own voice and will shed the skin of the writer you imitated.