Ellipsis Quotes
8 quotes by 7 authors
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Speech is highly elliptical. It would scarcely be endurable otherwise. Ellipsis is indispensable to the writer or speaker who wants to be brief and pithy,…
— Bergen Evans
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Prose-it might be speculated-is discourse; poetry ellipsis. Prose is spoken aloud; poetry overheard.
— Joyce Carol Oates
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I recently heard of someone studying the ellipsis (or three dots) for a PhD. And, I have to say, I was horrified. The ellipsis is…
— Lynne Truss
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The key to a successful relationship isn’t just in the words, it’s in the choice of punctuation. When you’re in love with someone, a well-placed…
— David Levithan
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I don't think anyone would think that an ellipsis represents doubt or anything. I think it's more, you know, hinting at the future. What lies…
— Sarah Dessen
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Prose-it might be speculated-is discourse; poetry ellipsis. Prose is spoken aloud; poetry overheard. The one is presumably articulate and social, a shared language, the voice…
— Joyce Carol Oates
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In order to make the novel into a polyhistorical illumination of existence, you need to master the technique of ellipsis, the art of condensation. Otherwise,…
— Milan Kundera
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An ellipsis is a giant ocean of possibilities.
— Jami Attenberg
Who Wrote These Ellipsis Quotes
7 authors contributed a total of 8 Ellipsis Quotes as follows: