Creative writing Quote by Kurt Vonnegut

Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is…

— Kurt Vonnegut

“Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites, representing nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

“My advice to writers just starting out? Don't use semi-colons! They are transvestite hermaphrodites, representing exactly nothing. All they do is suggest you might…

— Kurt Vonnegut Jr

“Here is a lesson in creative writing. First rule: Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites representing absolutely nothing. All they do is…

— Kurt Vonnegut

You practically do not use semicolons at all. This is a symptom of mental defectiveness, probably induced by camp life.

— George Bernard Shaw

I realize that some of you may have come in hopes of hearing tips on how to become a professional writer. I say to…

— Kurt Vonnegut

How hideous is the semicolon.

— Samuel Beckett

I love the semicolon; it's unnecessary, but graceful and sophisticated.

— Brian P. Cleary

“We might also want to use a semicolon to hold together two sentences to avoid giving the reader too much time to think about…

— Jenny Baranick

“Academics love the semicolon; their hankering after logic demands a division which is more emphatic than a comma, but not quite as absolute a…

— Victor Klemperer

I use a whole lot of half-assed semicolons; there was one of them just now; that was a semicolon after 'semicolons,' and another one…

— Ursula K. Le Guin

I'm pretty sure when I need a comma; I'm not so sure about a semicolon.

— Keith Hernandez