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Neither man nor God is going to tell me what to write.
Neither man nor God is going to tell me what to write.
Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.
Writers seldom write the things they think. They simply write the things they think other folks think they think.
Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original, and the part that read more
Your manuscript is both good and original, but the part that is good is not original, and the part that is original is not good.
To write beautifully, is to inscribe thoughts on paper in a flowing, imaginative way. With aspirations to intrigue and inform; read more
To write beautifully, is to inscribe thoughts on paper in a flowing, imaginative way. With aspirations to intrigue and inform; its truly an art on paper, filled with emotion and thought in a smooth aesthetically brilliant way...
Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors.
Nothing gives an author so much pleasure as to find his works respectfully quoted by other learned authors.
A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.
A good writer possesses not only his own spirit but also the spirit of his friends.
Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.
Every compulsion is put upon writers to become safe, polite, obedient, and sterile.
Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book.
Talent alone cannot make a writer. There must be a man behind the book.
You become a better writer by writing. You become a better travel writer by writing about travel.
You become a better writer by writing. You become a better travel writer by writing about travel.