“...authority is the unmistakeable tone in the voice of a true writer...”

“...a writer without authority? Impossible. as Kenneth Burke says, creation implies authority in the sense of originator....”

“...true authority is not based on control - it's based on truth...”

“...if you're an artist, you've submitted to authority...”

“...bow to genius, but to the authority of that genius - not the display of talent...”

“...when the room goes silent, someone has spoken with authority...”

“...wherever there is society, there is authority and the temptation to disobedience because our individual wills refuse to submit...”