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Quote by John Mason Brown

“It is in the hard, hard rockpile labor of seeking to win, hold, or deserve a reader's interest that the pleasant agony of writing again comes in.”

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John Mason Brown

John Mason Brown, an American author, was born on July 3, 1900, and passed away on March 16, 1969. His works are known for their profound psychological insights and vivid portrayals of Southern American life. more

“The process of writing a book is infinitely more important than the book that is completed as a result of the writing, let alone the success or failure that book may have after it is written . . . the book is merely a symbol of the writing. In writing the book, I am living. I am growing. I am tapping myself. I am changing. The process is the product.”

Writing May Important Book Process Results Growing Written Products Symbols Writing A Book Tapping Success Or Failure

Author:Theodore Isaac Rubin

“Words and sentences are subjects of revision; paragraphs and whole compositions are subjects of prevision.”

Writing Whole Subjects Sentences Composition Paragraph Revision Prevision

Author:Barrett Wendell

“If a man means his writing seriously, he must mean to write well. But how can he write well until he learns to see what he has written badly. His progress toward good writing and his recognition of bad writing are bound to unfold at something like the same rate.”

Ifs Men Writing Wells Mean Progress Written Rate Bounds Recognition Good Writing Bad Writing

Author:John Ciardi

“As publishing has become less expensive, the urge to write my own self has become the opportunity to publish my own self. Everyone now can afford to preach in the desert.”

Writing Self Opportunity My Own Desert Expensive Urges Publishing Publish

Author:Gabriel Zaid

“People ... have no idea what a hard job it is for two writers to be friends. Sooner or later you have to talk about each other's work.”

People Writing Two Ideas Hard Jobs No Idea Sooner Or Later

Author:Anatole Broyard

“I work every day - or at least I force myself into office or room. I may get nothing done, but you don't earn bonuses without putting in time. Nothing may come for three months, but you don't earn the fourth without it.”

Writing May Done Three Force Rooms Months Office Fourth Three Months Bonus

Author:Mordecai Richler

“I think I must write a book. It has been my cherished dream and I feel an influence that I cannot resist calling me to the task.”

Thinking Feels Writing Has Beens Book Dream Influence Calling Tasks

Author:Charles W. Chesnutt

“Write with the learned, pronounce with the vulgar.”

Writing Vulgar

Book:Poor Richard's Almanack

Source: Poor Richard's Almanack

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