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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.
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.
A catless writer is almost inconceivable. It's a perverse taste, really, since it would be easier to write with a read more
A catless writer is almost inconceivable. It's a perverse taste, really, since it would be easier to write with a herd of buffalo in the room than even one cat; they make nests in the notes and bite the end of the pen and walk on the typewriter keys.
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
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.
I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning
I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine o'clock every morning
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.
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.
