My Prose Quotes

13 quotes by 12 authors

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
My prose is turgid, it just hasn't got any energy — Carol Ann Duffy
I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass. — Tracy Kidder
I suppress in my prose any language which calls attention to itself. — Jerzy Kosinski
A probing analysis of the problems of evolution forms the basis of my prose. — Johannes V. Jensen
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
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
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
Cliches and adjectives permeated my prose. — Dick Schaap
When I write after dark", observed Cyril Connolly, "the shades of evening scatter their purple through my prose — Anne Fadiman
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
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: