Accurate Quote by E. B. White

“...a writer has the duty to be good, not lousy; true, not false; lively, not dull; accurate, not full of error. He should tend…

— E. B. White

“What's crucial is whether your writing attains the standards you've set for yourself. (...) Basically a writer has a quiet, inner motivation, and doesn't…

— Haruki Murakami

Any one who wishes to become a good writer should endeavour, before he allows himself to be tempted by the more showy qualities, to…

— Henry Watson Fowler

A writer should tend to lift people up, not lower them down.

— E. B. White

“Good writing is clear. Talented writing is energetic. Good writing avoids errors. Talented writing makes things happen in the reader’s mind — vividly, forcefully…

— Samuel R. Delany

A writer is unfair to himself when he is unable to be hard on himself.

— Marianne Moore

“Your whole duty as a writer is to please and satisfy yourself, and the true writer always plays to an audience of one. Start…

— E.B. White

“The very qualities that make one a writer in the first place contribute to the block: hypersensitivity, stubbornness, insatiability, and so on. Given the…

— John Gardner

A good writer is an expert on nothing except himself. And on that subject, if he is wise, he holds his tongue.

— John le Carre

“Part of the writer's problem may be thee wrong kind of appreciation: hen he does work he knows to be less than he's capable…

— John Gardner

“Good writers are those who keep the language efficient. That is to say, keep it accurate, keep it clear. It doesn't matter whether the…

— Ezra Pound

In order to be a good writer, you've got to be a bad boss. Self-discipline and stamina are the two major arms in a…

— Leon Uris