My Prose Quotes
13 quotes by 12 authors
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I think my prose reads as if English were my second language. By the time I get to the end of a paragraph, I'm dodging…
— Lynn Abbey
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My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy
— Carol Ann Duffy
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I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass.
— Tracy Kidder
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I suppress in my prose any language which calls attention to itself.
— Jerzy Kosinski
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A probing analysis of the problems of evolution forms the basis of my prose.
— Johannes V. Jensen
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My prose style at this time was a stomach-twisting blend of the Bible, Carl Sandburg, H.L. Mencken, Jeffrey Farnol, Christopher Morley, Samuel Pepys, and Franklin…
— Elwyn Brooks White
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I'm a failed poet. Reading poetry helps me to see the world differently, and I try to infuse my prose with figurative language, which goes…
— Jesmyn Ward
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I like to write with a lot of emotion and a lot of power. Sometimes I overdo it; sometimes my prose is a little bit…
— Buzz Bissinger
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Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose.
— Dick Schaap
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When I write after dark", observed Cyril Connolly, "the shades of evening scatter their purple through my prose
— Anne Fadiman
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Writing for adults and writing for young people is really not that different. As a reporter, I have always tried to write as clearly and…
— Serge Schmemann
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In the plays - that's where I go crazy. But my prose has a much lighter touch; it's not trying to thrill with language, just…
— Denis Johnson
Who Wrote These My Prose Quotes
12 authors contributed a total of 13 My Prose Quotes as follows: