Art Quote by William Zinsser

Never hesitate to imitate another writer. Imitation is part of the creative process for anyone learning an art or a craft. Bach and Picasso…

— William Zinsser

If you find yourself imitating another writer, that doesn't have to be a bad thing, especially if you are a young or a new…

— Poppy Z. Brite

The original writer is not he who refrains from imitating others, but he who can be imitated by none.

— François-René de Chateaubriand

The original writer is not he who does not imitate others, but he who can be imitated by none

— Anonymous

An original writer is not one who imitates nobody, but one whom nobody can imitate.

— François-René de Chateaubriand

My advice to any budding artist is never to be satisfied with imitating others. This is but a means to an end. A serious…

— Michael Kenna

“Nobody can duplicate your work because there’s no one in the world like you. They can imitate, but they can’t duplicate. Your work is…

— Sarah Ban Breathnach

When you're learning, especially to write, unless you're some incredibly gifted writer, a young Malcom Gladwell, say, you need to be imitating people. You…

— Ira Glass

It's too easy to unconsciously echo another novelist's voice while reading fiction, a habit of mimicry I probably picked up as a musician.

— Greg Iles

In undergraduate classes, I often see writers who are still simply imitating. I mean, we all imitate - that's how we learn to speak…

— Leni Zumas

The fact is that at different stages of your life, and under the influence of different inspirations, you write different things. The point is…

— Vikram Seth

Imitation is not inspiration, and inspiration only can give birth to a work of art. The least of man's original emanation is better than…

— Albert Pinkham Ryder