Overnight Quote by William Zinsser Download Open image “Nobody becomes Tom Wolfe overnight, not even Tom Wolfe.” — William Zinsser ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Overnight Overnight Tom Tom Wolfe Toms Wolfe Wolfe Overnight
[Tom] Wolfe's books offered a whole new world to step into, and whilst at times you could accuse him of being somewhat long-winded, he… — Jude Law Copy Share Image
I hadn't read or heard a lot about [Tom] Wolfe until I read this script, and in that way I think it was really… — Jude Law Copy Share Image
I cling to the basic set of tenets laid out in Tom Wolfe's 'New Journalism' - to get out there like the great French… — Peter York Copy Share Image
I think it may have been Tom Wolfe (if it wasn't, my apologies, Tom, and my apologies to whoever it was) who said in… — David Carradine Copy Share Image
“Vonnegut is one of America's basic artists, a true and worthy heir to the grand tradition of Thoreau, Whitman, Twain, Dreiser, Traven, Tom Wolfe… — Edward Abbey Copy Share Image
Writers vary tremendously. Was it Tom Wolfe who stood up or was it [Ernest] Hemingway who had to stand up? I don't know. — Rod Serling Copy Share Image
“Thomas Wolfe ate the world and vomited lava. Dickens dined at a different table every hour of his life. Molière, tasting society, turned to… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
Thinking of Poe, thinking of Mark Twain and Vachel Lindsay, thinking of Jack London and Tom Wolfe, one begins to feel there is almost… — Nelson Algren Copy Share Image
That is the dream of all novelists-that one of their characters will become 'somebody.' — Jose Saramago Copy Share Image
Those who say they would write a book if only they had time will never become authors. — Catherine Cookson Copy Share Image
“But the secret of good writing is to strip every sentence to its cleanest components. Every words that serves no function, every long word… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
No one has something original or important to say will willing we run the risk of being misunderstood; people who write obscurely are either… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Avoid the ecstatic adjectives that occupy such disproportionate space in every critic's quiver - words like "enthralling" and "luminous." — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Scholarship hath no fury like that of a language purist faced with sludge. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Clutter is the official language used by corporations to hide their mistakes. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Keep your paragraphs short. Writing is visual - it catches the eye before it has a chance to catch the brain. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image
Abraham Lincoln and Winston Churchill rode to glory on the back of the strong declarative sentence. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Writing organizes and clarifies our thoughts. Writing is how we think our way into a subject and make it our own. Writing enables us… — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Rewriting is the essence of writing well - where the game is won or lost. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
Clear thinking becomes clear writing; one can't exist without the other. — William Zinsser Copy Share Image
I thought I would be an overnight star when I had a hit record in Brazil with my first album - but things didn't… — Chris de Burgh Copy Share Image
Becoming famous is a really shocking thing, especially when you don't have aspirations to it. It got to the point where I would try… — Alison Moyet Copy Share Image
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It's so funny, this thing of 'overnight success.' I've been doing this for 20 years, but yes, sure, it happened overnight! — Brett Goldstein Copy Share Image
The thing that is cool about my come up is that I dealt with fame and having money gradually. It didn't happen overnight. It… — Trey Songz Copy Share Image
During an early performance of 'Spamalot,' I left my regal gloves in the fridge to cool down and didn't remember them until I was… — Sanjeev Bhaskar Copy Share Image
My sister was cute, she said, 'Oh my gosh, you're an overnight success.' 'Oh,' I said, 'this is the longest night.' I've been at… — Leslie Jordan Copy Share Image
“Eventually, after years of blood, sweat, and lots of tears, you become an “overnight success.” — Christy Wright Copy Share Image
![“[Tom] Wolfe's books offered a whole new world to step into, and whilst at times you could accuse him of being somewhat long-winded, he had an incredible quality of prose and a bravery of writing from the heart. He believed in being autobiographical at all times.” quote by Jude Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/740/jude-law-8582_all-time_tom-wolfe-s-books-offered-a-whole-new-wo_2759553.jpg)
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