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“This morning I deleted the hyphen from "hell-bound" and made it one word; this afternoon I redivided it and restored the hyphen.”

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Edwin Arlington Robinson

American poet known for his unique poetic style and profound psychological insight. Robinson's works often explore themes of loneliness, death, and moral dilemmas, characterized by their beautiful language and rich emotions. more

“A dash derives from "to dash," to shatter, strike violently, to throw suddenly or violently, hence to throw carelessly in or on, hence to write carelessly or suddenly, to add or insert suddenly or carelessly to or in the page. "To dash" comes from Middle English daschen, itself probably from Scandinavian-compare Danish daske, to beat, to strike. Ultimately the word is-rather obviously-echoic.”

Writing Middle Pages Beats Add Strikes Compare Insert Danish Scandinavians Middle English

Book:You Have a Point There: A Guide to Punctuation and Its Allies

Source: You Have a Point There: A Guide to Punctuation and Its Allies

“How to read writers on writing: With respect, amusement, and skepticism. They will contradict one another-as they should-for each writer brings an individual history to the writing task. There is no single theology here.”

Should Writing Individual Tasks Theology Skepticism Amusement Writing By Writers

Author:Donald Murray

“Like italics and hyphens, quotation marks are to be used as sparingly as possible. They should light the way, not darken it.”

Way Should Writing Light Used Mark Quotations Quotation Marks Hyphens

Book:You Have a Point There: A Guide to Punctuation and Its Allies

Source: You Have a Point There: A Guide to Punctuation and Its Allies

“Have some sort of a private place to work in. Put up a sign to keep from being interrupted. Mine says: "Please, do not knock, do not say hello or goodbye, do not ask what's for dinner, do not disturb me unless the police or firemen have to be called."”

Writing Asks Mines Please Police Dinner Goodbye Hello Interrupted Fireman

Author:Judith Krantz

“It's my experience that very few writers, young or old, are really seeking advice when they give out their work to be read. They want support; they want someone to say, "Good job."”

Want Giving Writing Jobs Young Support Advice Seeking Good Job

Author:John Irving

“As a young man, Yeats spoke to me in a way I could understand. Shakespeare I couldn't understand, but Yeats I could. It was his subject matter and also I really admired the way he put his personal life on the line.”

Men Way Matter Young Lines Subjects Young Man Spokes Personal Life Subject Matter Yeats

Author:Leonard Cohen

“I read about writers who have routines. They write at certain times of the day. I can't do that. I am always writing-but in my head.”

Writing I Can Certain

Author:Jamaica Kincaid

“When we are very young, we tend to regard the ability to use a colon much as a budding pianist regards the ability to play with crossed hands: many of us, when we are older, regard it as a proof of literary skill, maturity, even of sophistication; and many; whether young, not so young, or old, employ it gauchely, haphazardly, or at best inconsistently.”

Writing Play Use Hands Young Ability Skills Regard Proof Maturity Pianist Sophistication

Book:You Have a Point There: A Guide to Punctuation and Its Allies

Source: You Have a Point There: A Guide to Punctuation and Its Allies

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