“The difference is slight, to the influence of an author, whether he is read by five hundred readers, or by five hundred thousand; if he can select the five hundred, he reaches the five hundred thousand.” WritingInfluenceAuthorWriter Book:The Education of Henry Adams Source: The Education of Henry Adams
“The habit of expression leads to the search for something to express. Something remains as a residuum of the commonplace itself, if one strikes out every commonplace in the expression.” Writing Book:The Education of Henry Adams Source: The Education of Henry Adams