Books Quote by F. L. Lucas

There is simply a better chance of doing well if the writer holds a steady course, enters the stream of English quietly, and does…

— E. B. White

Language in fiction is made up of equal parts meaning and music. The sentences should have rhythm and cadence, they should engage and delight…

— Michael Cunningham

An essential element for good writing is a good ear: One must listen to the sound of one's own prose.

— Barbara Tuchman

In living literature no person is a competent judge but of works written in his own language. I have expressed my opinion concerning a…

— François-René de Chateaubriand

Sound judgment is the ground of writing well.

— Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon

The more stringent the rules and the more limiting they are, the more the poet and writer is forced to resort to special techniques…

— Simin Behbahani

A piece of writing has to seduce the reader; it has to suspend disbelief and earn the reader's trust.

— Po Bronson

When people cannot write good literature it is perhaps natural that they should lay down rules how good literature should be written.

— George Saintsbury

“I can't allow what we learned in English composition to disrupt the sound and rhythm of the narrative.”

— Elmore Leonard

“Hear me now or regret it later: Everything you write must be read aloud. Once all the context items are in place, this is…

— Jiro Adachi

I believe that each writer must decide in which language he or she is most comfortable.

— Wole Soyinka

The secret of all good writing is sound judgment.

— Horace