If a writer stops observing he is finished. Experience is…

If a writer stops observing he is finished. But he does not have to observe consciously nor think how it will be useful. Perhaps…

— Ernest Hemingway

If a writer stops observing, he is finished.

— Ernest Hemingway

“Love has never been understood, though it may have been fully experienced, and that experience communicated.”

— Shulamith Firestone

There's always a new experience that has to be communicated.

— Kirk Franklin

A writer stops writing the moment he or she puts the last full stop to their text, and at that point the book is…

— Alberto Manguel

“Most of the time, if you think of the small details, rather than the bigger picture, you’ll avoid adverbs and clichés naturally.”

— Jessica Bell

The beauty of life is in small details, not in big events.

— Jim Jarmusch

“Watching Joel sip his iced tea and listen to stories of my childhood, the ones my mom told at all of the family gatherings,…

— Shawn Kirsten Maravel

“A new moon teaches gradualness and deliberation and how one gives birth to oneself slowly. Patience with small details makes perfect a large work,…

— Rumi

I use a little brush only for really small details. Over the years, I've started to use a much larger brush.

— Anthony Browne

As a defender, it's really important to communicate with the players in front of you and next to you. It makes it easier for…

— Matthijs de Ligt

“People are made up of so many small details. Some—like the smell of cookies baking—we can recreate. Or at least try.”

— Victoria Schwab

“When describing nature, a writer should seize upon small details, arranging them so that the reader will see an image in his mind after…

— Anton Chekhov

Ideally a painter (and, generally, an artist) should not become conscious of his insights: without taking the detour through his reflective processes, and incomprehensibly…

— Rainer Maria Rilke

I learned no detail was too small. It was all about the details.

— Brad Grey