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Words in prose ought to express the intended meaning; if they attract attention to themselves, it is a fault; in the very best styles you… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking… — George Orwell
I AM A PERSON WHO THINKS ABOUT THE NATURE OF THE SPIRIT WHEN I WRITE. I THINK ABOUT WHAT CAN'T BE KNOWN AND ONLY IMAGINED.… — Amy Tan
To shift the structure of a sentence alters the meaning of that sentence, as definitely and inflexibly as the position of a camera alters the… — Joan Didion
The sound of a word is at least as important as the meaning. — Jack Prelutsky
They must be real people. And this means that every word in every line of speech must be accurate and full of some kind of… — John Steinbeck
It is almost always a greater pleasure to come across a semicolon than a period. The period tells you that that is that; if you… — Lewis Thomas
...a good poem contains both meaning and music — Eve Merriam
I write the big scenes first, that is, the scenes that carry the meaning of the book, the emotional experience. — Joyce Cary
There is no beautifier of complexion, or form, or behavior, like the wish to scatter joy and not pain around us. 'Tis good to give… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
I am so profoundly grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ, for a testimony of the Atonement of the Savior. I believe in it with… — Gordon B. Hinckley
The words Socialism and Communism have the same meaning. They indicate a condition of society in which the wealth of the community: the land and… — Sylvia Pankhurst
Chess is a game sufficiently rich in meaning that it is easily capable of containing elements of both tragedy and comedy. — Unknown Author
I didn't want to tell the tree or weed what it was. I wanted it to tell me something and through me express its meaning… — Wynn Bullock
I have often thought that if photography were difficult in the true sense of the term-meaning that the creation of a simple photograph would entail… — Ansel Adams
The meaning of quality in photography's best pictures lies written in the language of vision. That language is learned by chance, not system. — Walker Evans
I do not like the idea of happiness - it is too momentary - I would say that I was always busy and interested in… — Georgia O'Keeffe
All photographs are there to remind us of what we forget. In this - as in other ways - they are the opposite of paintings.… — John Berger
The belief that words have a meaning of their own account is a relic of primitive word magic, and it is still a part of… — Unknown Author
We all return. It is this certainty that gives meaning to life and it does not make the slightest difference whether or not in a… — Gustav Mahler
Our "life education" has not necessarily taught us a satisfying way to live. We suffer from a vague sense that there must be something more,… — Shakti Gawain
Let nothing of the truths that have been defined be lessened, nothing altered, nothing added, but let them be preserved intact in word and in… — Pope Gregory XVI
The proposition that the principal articles of the Apostles' Creed did not have the same meaning for the Christians of the earliest times as they… — Pope Pius X
For justice to have any meaning, it must also mean that no innocent person should ever be executed... — Kathleen Parker
The primitive stages can always be re-established; the primitive mind is, in the fullest meaning of the word, imperishable. — Sigmund Freud

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