Money and goods are certainly the best of references. Charles Dickens
In a face, look for the main light and the main shadow; the rest will come naturally - it's often not important. And then you must cultivate your memory, because Nature will only provide you with references. Nature is like a warden in a lunatic asylum. It stops you from becoming banal. Édouard Manet
I certainly wanted to write a book that was honest about New Orleans without explaining it to death, so much so that the first draft contained references absolutely incomprehensible to anyone who hasn't lived here for several years. Poppy Z. Brite
I can tell you, dearest friend, that if it became known how much friendship, love and a world of human and spiritual references I have smuggled into these three movements, the adherents of programme music - should there be any left - would go mad with joy. Alban Berg
All my references are 50 years old-when somebody shot J.R., you know? Oh my god, I'm 100! Lauren Graham
If you're going to write a story, avoid contemporary references. They date a story and they have no staying power. Isaac Asimov