Able Quote by Hermann Hesse

Praise or blame has but a momentary effect on the man whose love of beauty in the abstract makes him a severe critic on…

— John Keats

As a writer, you have control: You can play around with your own thoughts and when you find those insufficient, draw upon others': their…

— Marty Nemko

“When a writer is able to experience the whole range of human emotions, from deep depressions to glorious highs, it creates a whole inventory…

— David Perry

“Moreover, people invariably take a greater interest in the suffering of others than in their well-being. Hence writers must constantly fight against the most…

— Minae Mizumura

“Your problem, dear chap, as I have had occassion to remind you, is that you see but you do not observe; you hear but…

— Edward B. Hanna

Writing itself, if not misunderstood and abused, becomes a way of empowering the writing self. It converts anger and disappointment into deliberate and durable…

— Ted Solotaroff

The very act of writing assumes, to begin with, that someone cares to hear what you have to say. It assumes that people share,…

— Tobias Wolff

“Don't let yourself be amazed by the imagination of a writer and his words, writers are almost all the time in a love-hate relationship…

— Nema Al-Araby

Now, in our opinion no author should be blamed for obscurity, nor should any pains be grudged in the effort to understand him, provided…

— Alice Meynell

“To be a decent writer you must have both empathy and imagination. While these attributes aid your art, they can plague your soul. You…

— M.J. Rose

When people find a man of the most distinguished abilities as a writer their inferior while he is with them, it must be highly…

— Samuel Johnson

“Language is an exploratory tool. Linking observations and thoughts in an orderly fashion is the business of a philosopher. A writer is constantly reshaping…

— Kilroy J. Oldster