Art Quote by Robert Graves

The common faults of American language are an ambition of effect, a want of simplicity, and a turgid abuse of terms.

— James F. Cooper

The words in prose ought to express the intended meaning, and no more; if they attract attention to themselves, it is, in general, a…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to…

— George Orwell

Modern English, especially written English, is full of bad habits which spread by imitation and which can be avoided if one is willing to…

— George Orwell

“Poor writing is lazy, careless writing, an attempt to communicate without adequate preparation or care. It is writing replete with passive construction, limp verbs,…

— Mark Nichol

It is a part of English hypocrisy or English reserve, that whilst we are fluent enough in grumbling about small inconveniences, we insist on…

— Max Beerbohm

“The failure in reading -the omnipresent verbalism- of those who have not been trained in the arts of grammar and logic shows how lack…

— Mortimer J. Adler

The great misfortune of the modern English is not at all that they are more boastful than other people (they are not); it is…

— Gilbert K. Chesterton

Bad writing is bad not just because the language is humdrum, but the quality of the observation is so poor.

— Christopher Isherwood

To write or even speak English is not a science but an art. There are no reliable words. Whoever writes English is involved in…

— George Orwell

There are uses to adversity, and they don't reveal themselves until tested. Whether it's serious illness, financial hardship, or the simple constraint of parents…

— Sonia Sotomayor

Things they don't understand always cause a sensation among the English.

— Alfred de Musset