I realized Quote by Miroslav Penkov

I don't find English restrictive, but it brings a level of discipline to my writing that I wouldn't have in Bulgarian. My control of…

— Miroslav Penkov

When I was writing in Bulgarian, I could hide behind beautiful prose.

— Miroslav Penkov

Elegance of language may not be in the power of all of us; but simplicity and straight forwardness are. Write much as you would…

— William P. Alford

I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English - it is the…

— Mark Twain

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

I write in the most classical French because this form is necessary for my novels: to translate the murky, floating, unsettling atmosphere I wanted…

— Patrick Modiano

“There is nothing that requires more precision, and purity of expression, than to write in a familiar style,' as the great English essayist William…

— Matt Weiland

In English, you can more easily say what you want. It's so open and natural. I really appreciate that.

— Kei Nishikori

In prose, I think you sometimes have to write in very plain language, where every line may not seem to be so important, though…

— Grace Paley

I have no leisure to think of style or of polish, or to select the best language, the best English - no time to…

— Isabel Burton

It's difficult for me to write in English as it's not my first language, but French is even worse because of my father's influence…

— Charlotte Gainsbourg

At the beginning of their careers many writers have a need to overwrite. They choose carefully turned-out phrases; they want to impress their readers…

— Jorge Luis Borges