Quotes by Writing The pens which write against disarmament are made with the same steel from which guns are made. Aristide Briand gunwritingpeace To write well, express yourself like the common people, but think like a wise man. Aristotle wisewritingmen The greatest thing by far is to have a command of metaphor. This alone cannot be imparted by another; it is the mark of genius, for to make good metaphors implies an eye for resemblances. Aristotle geniuseyewriting Character gives us qualities, but it is in our actions — what we do — that we are happy or the reverse. Aristotle writinggivingcharacter Speech is the representation of the mind, and writing is the representation of speech. Aristotle speechmindwriting In general, what is written must be easy to read and easy to speak; which is the same. Aristotle speakeasywriting A good style must, first of all, be clear. It must not be mean or above the dignity of the subject. It must be appropriate. Aristotle stylewritingmean As for the story, whether the poet takes it ready made or constructs it for himself, he should first sketch its general outline, and then fill in the episodes and amplify in detail. Aristotle detailswritingfirsts Even when laws have been written down, they ought not always to remain unaltered. As in other sciences, so in politics, it is impossible that all things should be precisely set down in writing; for enactments must be universal, but actions are concerned with particulars. Hence we infer that sometimes and in certain cases laws may be changed. Aristotle lawjusticewriting I never smoke grass and drive my car because, for one thing, no matter how many letters I write to the road commissions, they still refuse to start designing highways with second-chance exits. Arj Barker second-chancecarwriting Writing is the process by which you explain to yourself what happened to you. Arlene Croce happenedprocesswriting Our lives with all their miracles and wonders are merely a discontinuous string of incidents - until we create the narrative that gives them meaning Arlene Goldbard miraclewritinggiving I don't write as many songs as I used to. But, I find myself writing for social media more - times have changed. And I love photography, so a lot of my creative energy gets caught up that way. Arlo Guthrie photographywritingsong Write what makes you laugh not what you think will make someone else laugh. Armando Iannucci writinglaughingthinking I'm a bit of a political geek anyway, so you tend to write how you think the rhythms of an administration will go. Armando Iannucci politicalwritingthinking I think many writers write because it's a convenient way to explain themselves to themselves. We take the chaos and the turmoil and the bullshit of our lives, and we make it into something that has a harmonious shape and sound. Armistead Maupin bullshitwritingthinking When I started writing Tales of the City I was one year away from being a mental illness. It wasn't until 1975 that the American Psychiatric Association took homosexuality off the list of mental illnesses - and in many states, including the state of North Carolina where I grew up, homosexuality was a crime. An arrestable crime. It still is, in many parts of the world. Armistead Maupin citieswritingyears Writing is too hard not to do exactly what you want to do. It's a very draining and agonizing process for me, and I don't want to live with any piece of work that I don't believe in completely. I have to believe completely in what I'm doing. It has grown organically out of my own experience. Armistead Maupin writingbelieve Writing a poem is making music with words and space. Arnold Adoff spacewriting The only way to write a great book is to write it with the eyes of a child who sees things for the first time. Arnold Bennett writingbookchildren«104105106107108109110111112113114»
