Self-trust is the first secret of success.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson
Category: Quotable
Quotable 325
I think the whole glory of writing lies in the fact that it forces us out of ourselves and into the lives of others.
– Sherwood Anderson
Quotable 324
Words have to be crafted, not sprayed. They need to be fitted together with infinite care.
– Norman Cousins
Quotable 323
Cleverness gets in the way of creativity. Cleverness is often the easy way, the expected in your work, and I try very hard not to take the easy way out.
– Lucille Clifton
Quotable 322
Words are sacred. They deserve respect. If you get the right ones, in the right order, you can nudge the world a little.
– Tom Stoppard
Quotable 321
A lot of artists think they want anger. But a real, strong, bitter anger occupies the mind, leaving no room for creativity.
– David Lynch
Quotable 320
What I love about reading certain writers is that you can tell you are in direct contact with the poetry of their mind.
– Noah J. Nelson
Quotable 319
I have no taste for either poverty or honest labor, so writing is the only recourse left for me.
– Hunter S. Thompson
Quotable 318
The artist is nothing without the gift, but the gift is nothing without work.
– Emile Zola
Quotable 317
Conciseness in art is essential and a refinement. The concise man makes one think; the verbose bores. Always work toward conciseness.
– Edouard Manet