Burden Quote by W. Somerset Maugham

The only moral that is of any value is that which arises inevitably from the whole cast of the author's mind.

— C. S. Lewis

“Be remarkable Be generous Create art Make judgment calls Connect people and ideas . . . and we have no choice but to reward you.”

— Seth Godin

“Good writers don’t moralize, nor do they preach, but they do create longing for the true and the beautiful.”

— Douglas Bond

“No high-minded man, no man of right feeling, can contemplate the lumbering and slovenly lying of the present day without grieving to see a…

— Mark Twain

“Perhaps the greatest illusion a writer ever creates is that his work is achieved without great effort or sacrifice. ”

— David Alejandro Fearnhead

“It may remain brave, dignified and unselfish. Or in the bitter fight for self-preservation he may forget his human dignity and become no more…

— Viktor E. Frankl

“If a work of art is rich and vital and complete, those who have artistic instincts will see its beauty, and those to whom…

— Oscar Wilde

“A man, to be greatly good, must imagine intensely and comprehensively; he must put himself in the place of another and many others; the…

— Percy Bysshe Shelley

“Art is too often discounted as a secondary priority. The writer is necessary to society.”

— Kayla Rae Whitaker

“When a man’s love of finery clouds his moral judgment, that is vanity. When he lets a demanding palate make his moral choices, that…

— Matthew Scully

“He couldn't imagine using the word 'rewarding' about a work of art - for instance that such and such a book has given me…

— Dag Solstad

“Art, like morality, consists of drawing the line somewhere.”

— G.K. Chesterton