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