Crowds Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

A writer has to live with a sense of honor.

— Irwin Shaw

He that writes may be considered as a kind of general challenger, whom every one has a right to attack; since he quits the…

— Samuel Johnson

“Any writer or journalist who wants to retain his integrity finds himself thwarted by the general drift of society rather than by active persecution.…

— George Orwell

Could he with reason murmur at his case, Himself sole author of his own disgrace?

— William Cowper

Among those whose reputation is exhausted in a short time by its own luxuriance are the writers who take advantage of present incidents or…

— Samuel Johnson

“It is the importance of this quality of generosity in fiction that requires a measure of childishness in the writer. People who have strong…

— John Gardner

He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing his critique of society as an ideology for his…

— Anonymous

“An author ought to consider himself, not as a gentleman who gives a private or eleemosynary treat, but rather as one who keeps a…

— Henry Fielding

“The poet who sees himself as a hero or a prophet, or a priest of the socio-political forces to which he is loyal, which…

— Michael D. O'Brien

“Honor? What do you care about honor? Honor gets people killed!' 'At least they die for something,' I say, and he doesn't protest further.”

— Ned Vizzini

A great writer has a high respect for values. His essential function is to raise life to the dignity of thought, and this he…

— Andre Maurois

He who is usually self-sufficient becomes exceptionally vain and keenly alive to fame and praise when he is physically ill. The more he loses…

— Friedrich Nietzsche