Discovering Quote by Cyril Connolly

“There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just learned that his brain child is a deformed idiot.”

— L. Sprague de Camp

There is no mistaking the dismay on the face of a writer who has just heard that his brain child is a deformed idiot.

— L. Sprague de Camp

“Becoming stupider was a consequence of age for which he was unprepared. With”

— Viet Thanh Nguyen

I think writers are excited by stupidity and bad behavior, generally.

— Martin Amis

“The stupidest people suddenly become a little cleverer when we learn that they think well of us”

— Jude Morgan

I don't think writers are any smarter than other people. I think they may be more compelling in their stupidity, or in their confusion.

— David Foster Wallace

I'm afraid that surprise, shock, and regret is the fate of authors when they finally see themselves on the page.

— Julia Child

It seldom happens that a premature shoot of genius ever arrives at maturity.

— Quintilian

Two sorts of writers possess genius: those who think, and those who cause others to think.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

The important thing in writing is the capacity to astonish. Not shock - shock is a worn-out word - but astonish.

— Terry Southern

“The good writing of any age has always been the product of someone's neurosis, and we'd have mighty dull literature if all the writers…

— William Styron

The pure stupidity in this world will shock you everyday

— Brian Santos