I wrote enough plays to feed half of Spain, and still the court treated me like I was doing a side quest. by Lope de Vega

Both of you should stop arguing and thank me for making obscurity look like high culture.

Readability is not a virtue, Lope, it’s just what people call you when you win too loudly.

Luis, your sentences need a map and a pension.

A side quest? You built an entire industry out of applause and then acted surprised when people asked for one decent plot.

Miguel, you wrote one book and spent the rest of your life introducing it like a comeback tour.

At least I was readable enough to get hated in public, which is still better than being admired in a fog.