Art Quote by William Zinsser

Never hesitate to imitate another writer - every person learning a craft or an art needs models. Eventually you'll find your own voice and…

— William Zinsser

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

Imitation is just the fear of bringing out ur creative self.

— Niidoodo

Imitation is at least 50 percent of the creative process

— Jamie Buckingham

“Unknowing imitation is almost a recipe for bad design. If you don’t know where your ideas are coming from, you’re probably imitating an imitator.”

— Paul Graham

Art does not begin with imitation, but with discipline.

— Sun Ra

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

— Anonymous

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

— François-René de Chateaubriand

In literature imitations do not imitate.

— Mark Twain

How life did imitate art sometimes. And the cruder the art, the closer the imitation.

— Stephen King

Emulation and imitation can legitimately influence one's development, but ultimately the artist must find his own path - and be true to himself.

— Ken Danby