Saying Quotes

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Unlike some people who have experienced the loss of an animal, I did not believe, even for a moment, that I would never get another.… — Cleveland Amory
One of the problems we have as writers is we don't take ourselves seriously while writing; being serious is setting aside a time and saying… — Maya Angelou
The purpose of paragraphing is to give the reader a rest. The writer is saying . . . : Have you got that? If so,… — Henry Watson Fowler
Good writers are in the business of leaving signposts saying, Tour my world, see and feel it through my eyes; I am your guide. — Larry L. King
Writing and rewriting are a constant search for what it is one is saying. — John Updike
Don't hedge your prose with little timidities. Good writing is lean and confident. . . . Every little qualifier whittles away some fraction of the… — William Zinsser
Finding a voice that your readers will enjoy is largely a matter of taste. Saying that isn't much help-taste is a quality so intangible that… — William Zinsser
All writing, all art, is an act of faith. If one tries to contribute to human understanding, how can that be called decadent? It's like… — Truman Capote
Writing is the act of saying "I," of imposing oneself upon other people, of saying "listen to me, see it my way, change your mind." — Joan Didion
Procrastination isn't the problem. It's the solution. It's the universe's way of saying stop, slow down, you move too fast. — Ellen DeGeneres
The McCarthy period came along...and many of the other scientists who had been working on these same lines gave up. Probably saying "Why should I… — Linus Pauling
It completely sickens me what our culture is doing to women. Last week I wore a big top and little shorts and a bunch of… — Lena Dunham
I can do everything skinny girls can do, trust me. I honestly think Hollywood is getting real. They're saying, 'Hey this is what a lot… — Nikki Blonsky
I get a lot of flak for it... people saying [my body] is not normal for a girl... But I'm okay with it. I think… — Unknown Author
How much time have I wasted on diets and what I look like? People are saying 'We love you and love what you do' and… — America Ferrera
I was saying the other day, how often the most vulnerable area for goalies is between their legs. — Andy Gray
There's a famous saying: "If you pass the square ball in your own defensive third it must not be intercepted." — Graham Taylor
He does things I have never seen from any other player and it really is marvellous to watch. It takes a great player to grab… — Cristiano Ronaldo
He first selected the smallest one...and then bowed his head as though he were saying grace. Opening his mouth very wide, he struggled for a… — William Makepeace Thackeray
...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how a great wine… — Arthur Rubinstein

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