Eye Quote by Ralph Waldo Emerson

In literary composition a well-chosen quotation lights up the page like a fine engraving...

— William Francis Henry King

The best prose is written by authors who see their universe with a poet’s eyes.

— Vera Brittain

The greater part of our writers have become so original, that no one cares to imitate them: and those who never quote in return…

— Isaac D'Israeli

We are as much informed of a writer's genius by what he selects as by what he originates.

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

“The writer sensitive to language finds his own metaphors, not simply because he has been taught to avoid clichés but because he enjoys finding…

— John Gardner

“Poets aren't poets because of the way they write, they are poets because of the way they see the world.”

— Brandon Gene Petit

We who are quotatious are never truly alone, but always hear the cheerful flow of remarks made by dead writers so much more intelligent…

— Joseph Epstein

“...the conscious need of the strong poet [defined broadly as the creator of new metaphors]...to come to terms with the blind impress which chance…

— Richard Rorty

I think the effective use of quotation is an important point in the art of writing. Given sparingly, quotations serve admirably as a climax…

— George Eliot

“Writing, in its noblest function, is the attempt to unerase, to unearth, to find the primitive picture again, ours, the one that frightens us.”

— Hélène Cixous

“Developing quotations often sparks inspiration!”

— Steven Magee

“Every poet creates their own universe that looks more beautiful than reality.”

— M.F. Moonzajer