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“An artist's sensitivity to criticism is, at least in part, an effort to keep unimpaired the zest, or confidence, or arrogance, which he needs to make creation possible; or an instinct to climb through his problems in his own way as he should, and must.”

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Christopher Fry

Christopher Fry, a British poet, was born on December 18, 1907, and passed away on June 30, 2005. His poetry is known for its wit, humor, and profound insight, and he has won numerous literary awards. more

“If a writer of prose knows enough about what he is writing about he may omit things that he knows and the reader, if the writer is writing truly enough, will have a feeling of those things as strongly as though the writer had stated them. The dignity of movement of an iceberg is due to only one-eighth of it being above water. A writer who omits things because he does not know them only makes hollow places in his writing.”

Ifs Knows Writing May Doe Enough Feelings Water Movement Reader Dignity Dues Prose Hollow Iceberg Tip Of The Iceberg

Author:Ernest Hemingway

“Only a person with a Best Seller mind can write Best Sellers.”

Writing Mind Persons Sellers Best Sellers

Book:Complete Essays: 1926-1929

Source: Complete Essays: 1926-1929

“To write fiction, one needs a whole series of inspirations about people in an actual environment, and then a whole lot of work on the basis of those inspirations.”

People Needs Writing Whole Inspiration Fiction Environment Bases Series

Book:Moksha: Aldous Huxley's Classic Writings on Psychedelics and the Visionary Experience

Source: Moksha: Aldous Huxley's Classic Writings on Psychedelics and the Visionary Experience

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