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    Originality is nothing by judicious imitation. The most original writers borrowed one from another.

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The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.

The true function of a writer is to produce a masterpiece and no other task is of any consequence.

by Cyril Connolly Found in: Writers Quotes,
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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.

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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.

by Jorge Luis Borges Found in: Writers Quotes,
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Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood

Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood

by Friedrich Nietzsche Found in: Writers Quotes,
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Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.

Writers write to influence their readers, their preachers, their auditors, but always, at bottom, to be more themselves.

by Aldous Huxley Found in: Writers Quotes,
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Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

Creative writers are always greater than the causes that they represent.

by E. M. Forster Found in: Writers Quotes,
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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

by Dan Greenburg Found in: Writers Quotes,
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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.

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Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.

by T. S. Eliot Found in: Writers Quotes,
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