Category: Quotes

Jun 02

Quotation

A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man. Edmond de Goncourt, 1822-1896

Mar 17

St. Patrick’s Day

I had a very happy childhood, which is unsuitable if you’re going to be an Irish writer.” Maeve Binchy, 1940-2012 Best wishes for a grand day to the Irish and Irish-at-heart! I fall in the latter category; as a long-time ophiophobic, my admiration for St. Patrick is boundless. I’ll be eating Lucky Charms for breakfast, …

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Mar 04

Quotation

He can compress the most words into the smallest ideas of any man I ever met. -Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865)

Nov 11

Quotation

An Editor becomes kind of your mother. You expect love and encouragement from an Editor. -Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1929-1994 Since you aren’t six anymore, I won’t force you to do what’s best for your writing. But I am a compassionate critic and care about your feelings as well as your success!  

Jun 26

Quotation

“I don’t wait for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it has got to get down to work.” Pearl S. Buck, 1892-1973

May 02

Quotation

“Self criticism must be my guide to action, and the first rule for its employment is that in itself it is not a virtue, only a procedure.” Kingsley Amis

Mar 30

Quotation

“When our spelling is perfect, it’s invisible. But when it’s flawed, it prompts strong negative associations.” Marilyn vos Savant

Feb 26

Quotation

“True ease in writing comes from art, not chance; As those move easiest who have learned to dance.” An Essay on Criticism Alexander Pope, 1688-1744

Feb 05

Quotation

“Of all those arts in which the wise excel, Nature’s chief masterpiece is writing well.” Essay on Poetry Sheffield, Duke of Buckinghamshire 1649-1721

Jan 23

Matters of accuracy

“Accuracy of statement is one of the first elements of truth; inaccuracy is a near kin to falsehood.” -Tryon Edwards I’ve just moved to a new city and am reminded of the importance of accuracy. Readers often rely on the accuracy of information they find printed on maps, medicine bottles, or menus. Whether or not …

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