Yale is a crucible in American life for the accommodation of intellectual achievement, of wisdom, of refinement, with the democratic ideals of openness, of social justice and of equal opportunity.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Benno C. Schmidt, Jr.
Writing, I think, is not apart from livi…
Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living. The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in the mirror which waits always before or behind.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Catherine Drinker Bowen
Writing ought either to be the manufactu…
Writing ought either to be the manufacture of stories for which there is a market demand — a business as safe and commendable as making soap or breakfast foods — or it should be an art, which is always a search for something for which there is no market demand, something new and untried, where the values are intrinsic and have nothing to do with standardized values.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Willa Sibert Cather
Writing only leads to more writing….
Writing only leads to more writing.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
Writing is not necessarily something to …
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Robert A. Heinlein
Writing is hard work and bad for the hea…
Writing is hard work and bad for the health.
Quote, saying and phrase by: E. B. White
Writing is easy. All you do is stare at …
Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until drops of blood form on your forehead.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Gene Fowler
Writing is a solitary occupation. Family…
Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Jessamyn West
Writing has laws of perspective, of ligh…
Writing has laws of perspective, of light and shade just as painting does, or music. If you are born knowing them, fine. If not, learn them. Then rearrange the rules to suit yourself.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Truman Capote
Writers should be read, but neither seen…
Writers should be read, but neither seen nor heard.
Quote, saying and phrase by: Daphne du Maurier