--- title: "1 Didacticism Especially Quotes By Peter Taylor" description: "1 Didacticism Especially quotes by Peter Taylor. Plus more from Peter Taylor and more Didacticism Especially sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/peter-taylor-32406_happiness_i-ve-always-had-a-dislike-of-any-form-of_1874634.jpg" --- > [“I’ve always had a dislike of any form of didacticism, especially when it becomes the dominant element in writing. Character and emotional content should always be the strong elements. I think that was maybe what went wrong with my early…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/i-ve-always-had-a-dislike-of-any-form-of-didacticism-especially-when/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e65/peter-taylor-32406_happiness_i-ve-always-had-a-dislike-of-any-form-of_1874634.jpg) ## More by Peter Taylor > [“But maybe it was only that Father was thinking that he must arrive in Memphis with the entire family household intact if he was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/but-maybe-it-was-only-that-father-was-thinking-that-he-must-arrive-in/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“Forgetting the injustices and seeming injustices which one suffered from one's parents during childhood and youth must be the major part of any maturing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/forgetting-the-injustices-and-seeming-injustices-which-one-suffered/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“Never be afraid to try something new. Remember: It was a lone amateur who built the Ark – and a large group of professionals…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/never-be-afraid-to-try-something-new-remember-it-was-a-lone-amateur/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“I think trying to write is a religious exercise. You are trying to understand life, and you can only get the illusion of doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/i-think-trying-to-write-is-a-religious-exercise-you-are-trying-to/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“When starting out in a job or role for the first time there is often a belief (both from the individual and sometimes also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/when-starting-out-in-a-job-or-role-for-the-first-time-there-is-often/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“A risk is something nasty you smell and an issue is something nasty you stand in.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/a-risk-is-something-nasty-you-smell-and-an-issue-is-something-nasty/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“Forgetting the injustices and seeming injustices which one suffered from one’s parents during childhood and youth must be the major part of any maturing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/forgetting-the-injustices-and-seeming-injustices-which-one-suffered-2/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“I’ve always had a dislike of any form of didacticism, especially when it becomes the dominant element in writing. Character and emotional content should…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/i-ve-always-had-a-dislike-of-any-form-of-didacticism-especially-when/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“I feel strongly against professionalism, against someone’s feeling he has to write a book every year to keep his name before the public. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/i-feel-strongly-against-professionalism-against-someone-s-feeling-he/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“My own view of Father was not nearly so high-flown or complicated. For me he was flesh and blood and until the day I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/my-own-view-of-father-was-not-nearly-so-high-flown-or-complicated-for/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“I think he is the ornament of society! Oh, there is not just one role for the artist in society. He has many roles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/i-think-he-is-the-ornament-of-society-oh-there-is-not-just-one-role/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“A project manager was out walking in the countryside one day when a frog called out to her. She bent down, picked up the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/a-project-manager-was-out-walking-in-the-countryside-one-day-when-a/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“One makes advances. You do! You come to see what your story is like. That’s part of the fun: to see how you can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/one-makes-advances-you-do-you-come-to-see-what-your-story-is-like/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“I quote Frank O’Connor to my students: that when you are writing a story, at some point the story must take over. You are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/i-quote-frank-o-connor-to-my-students-that-when-you-are-writing-a/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) > [“Ambition is a poor excuse for not having sense enough to be lazy.” – Charlie McCarthy (Edgar Bergen)”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-taylor/ambition-is-a-poor-excuse-for-not-having-sense-enough-to-be-lazy-2/) [Peter Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-taylor/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/didacticism-especially/peter-taylor/#itemlist", "name": "1 Didacticism Especially Quotes By Peter Taylor", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“I’ve always had a dislike of any form of didacticism, especially when it becomes the dominant element in writing. 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