All books are either dreams or swords,
You can cut, or you can drug, with words.
Amy Lowell, 1874 – 1925
Life is very nice, but it lacks form. It’s the aim of art to give it some.
Jean Anouilh, 1910 – 1987
Man’s greatest drive is not love or hate but to change another person’s writing.
George Orwell, 1903 – 1950
Good writing is lean and confident.
William Zinsser, 1922 – 2015