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Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.
A writer is, after all, only half his book. The other half is the reader and from the reader the read more
A writer is, after all, only half his book. The other half is the reader and from the reader the writer learns.
The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.
The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal.
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance
Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing avoidance
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
He lives the poetry that he cannot write. The others write the poetry that they dare not realise.
For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.
For a creative writer possession of the "truth" is less important than emotional sincerity.
The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is read more
The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.
Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure read more
Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking of them that they measure him by what he envisaged or planned.
