Books Quote by Whit Burnett Download Open image “Style has always been in my mind the author's Self, the creative expression of that Self.” — Whit Burnett ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Books Creative Creative expression Creativity Expression Fashion Identity Mind Psychology Self Style Writing
After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own… — Isaac D'Israeli Copy Share Image
A writer's style reveals something of his spirit, his habits, his capacites, his bias...it is the Self escaping into the open. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
To me, style is all about expressing your individuality freely and courageously. — Timothy John Byford Copy Share Image
Oddly enough, I suppose, I don't give much thought to my style, and I don't attempt to be consistent - except within a story.… — Phoebe Gloeckner Copy Share Image
Style, after all, rather than thought, is the immortal thing in literature. — Alexander Smith Copy Share Image
Personal style is about taking a risk, trying something unexpected, and having fun with fashion, but always being true to yourself. — Ralph Lauren Copy Share Image
“Style is a sort of melody that comes into my sentences by itself. If a writer says what he has to say as accurately… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
I think a new world will arise out of the religious mists when we approach our Bible with the idea that it is not… — Aiden Wilson Tozer Copy Share Image
If I had a dollar for every time I couldn’t sleep, I could buy a billion locks and finally read a book in peace. — Aesop Rock Copy Share Image
If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.' — Lydia Lunch Copy Share Image
My sentences got sharper and my stories more efficient, and I gradually learned to imagine the reader more clearly and to empathize with that… — Karen Thompson Walker Copy Share Image
Young men, especially in America, write to me and ask me to recommend “a course of reading.” Distrust a course of reading! People who… — Andrew Lang Copy Share Image
“Within the pages of books, I've journeyed to Mandalay, the Milky Way and Santa Fe, without once having to leave my armchair.” — Kevin Ansbro Copy Share Image
“Tacitus did not write a most dangerous book. His readers made it so.” — Christopher K. Krebs Copy Share Image
“Take some books and read; that’s an immense help; and books are always good company if you have the right sort.” — Louisa May Alcott Copy Share Image
Reader, if you are gifted with nerves like mine, aspire to any character but that of a wit. — Charles Lamb Copy Share Image
I have many who keep me going, I am very fortunate in this sense. There is nothing like a child who knows more about… — Floyd Cooper Copy Share Image
I think books in which people are really happy and things are going well are probably the most challenging novels there are to write,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image