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Good writing
excites me, and makes life worth living.
-- Harold Pinter
1930-, British Playwright,
Director
I would love
to spend all my time writing to you; I'd love to share with
you all that goes through my mind, all that weighs on my
heart, all that gives air to my soul; phantoms of art,
dreams that would be so beautiful if they could come true.
-- Luigi Pirandello
1867-1936, Italian Author,
Playwright
Most authors
steal their works, or buy.
-- Alexander Pope
1688-1744, British Poet,
Critic, Translator
Ten censure
wrong, for one that writes amiss.
-- Alexander Pope
1688-1744, British Poet,
Critic, Translator
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True ease in
writing comes from art, not chance, as those move easiest
who have learned to dance. 'Tis not enough no harshness
gives offence. The sound must seem an echo to the sense.
-- Alexander Pope
1688-1744, British Poet,
Critic, Translator
Why did I
write? What sin to me unknown dipped me in ink, my parents ,
or my own?
-- Alexander Pope
1688-1744, British Poet,
Critic, Translator
Good authors,
too, who once knew better words now only use four-letter
words writing prose... anything goes.
-- Cole Porter
1893-1964, American Composer,
Lyricist
Good writers
are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say,
keep it accurate, keep it clear.
-- Ezra Pound
1885-1972, American Poet,
Critic
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