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Writing Quotes by Eric Partridge
- A dash derives from "to dash," to shatter, strike violently, to throw suddenly or violently, hence to throw carelessly in or on, hence to write…
- Like italics and hyphens, quotation marks are to be used as sparingly as possible. They should light the way, not darken it.
- When we are very young, we tend to regard the ability to use a colon much as a budding pianist regards the ability to play…
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- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
- I started out in life as a poet; I was only writing poetry all through my 20s. It wasn't until I was… — Paul Auster
- I began writing at the age of 5, but there was a dark period between the ages of 8 and 16 when… — Margaret Atwood
- All through my writing life, I've had this impulse to write autobiographical works. — Paul Auster
- I write from my soul. This is the reason that critics don't hurt me, because it is me. If it was not… — Paulo Coelho
- It is a sad fact about our culture that a poet can earn much more money writing or talking about his art… — Wystan Hugh Auden
- Wilson was once asked how long it took him to write a speech. He answered, 'That depends. If I am to speak… — Woodrow Wilson