A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make it clearer? 4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect? -George Orwell
Life is like a photograph; we use the negatives to develop.
President Bush has said that he does not need approval from the UN to wage war, and I’m thinking, well, hell, he didn’t need the approval of the American voters to become president, either. -David Letterman
Occasionally my eyes roam across a string words that make me pause and think for a moment or two. I usually write down them down so that I can recall them later. Usually, they indirectly lead me down a path that inspires me to write. Today, I was lucky enough to stumble upon four quotations that will get added to my book. Because I consider this to be an exceptional event, I decided to share with others what words have been on my mind today.
Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation. -George Washington
The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. -Albert Einstein
The partisan, when he is engaged in a dispute, cares nothing about the rights of the question, but is anxious only to convince his hearers of his own assertions. -Plato
A scrupulous writer, in every sentence that he writes, will ask himself at least four questions, thus: 1. What am I trying to say? 2. What words will express it? 3. What image or idiom will make it clearer? 4. Is this image fresh enough to have an effect? -George Orwell
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