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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.
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.
Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.
Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.
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
Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word.
For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he has come upon the right word.
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.
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
Every writer I know has trouble writing.
To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one suffers from not loving. Therefore, read more
To love is to suffer. To avoid suffering, one must not love. But then, one suffers from not loving. Therefore, to love is to suffer; not to love is to suffer; to suffer is to suffer. To be happy is to love. To be happy, then, is to suffer, but suffering makes one unhappy. Therefore, to be happy, one must love or love to suffer or suffer from too much happiness.