Books Quote by Lin Yutang

“Upon the one thing every writer absolutely must have, and that is intellectual curiosity.”

— Phillip Athans

“Sharing is the first stage to the evolution of the intellectual.”

— Aswin Devarajan

“Ultimately, intellectual work of this sort is its own reward, because it is focused on the only One whose recognition is important, the One…

— Mark Noll

“The two most engaging powers of a good author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new.”

— Anonymous

“Intellectual growth is when you surpass the barrier of puerility, puzzling people with your dazzling creativity.”

— Michael Bassey Johnson

The great work must inevitably be obscure, except to the very few, to those who like the author himself are initiated into the mysteries.…

— Henry Miller

“The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar and familiar things new.”

— William Makepeace Thackeray

“It is in fact the discovery and creation of problems rather than any superior knowledge, technical skill, or craftsmanship that often sets the creative…

— Daniel H. Pink

“The fact is that each writer creates his own precursors.”

— jorge luis borges

“Occasionally, noticing an exact identity of thought between what I felt but could not articulate and the clearly expressed idea of a writer, I…

— Gopi Krishna

“...genius, having the widest experience of the human intelligence, can best understand the ideas most directly in opposition to those which form the foundation…

— Marcel Proust

“The greatest knowledge ever created is the one created when one is challenged or criticized by his/her subordinate. Creativity lies in challenges and criticisms…

— Adewale Osunsakin