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“Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.”

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Horace, a renowned Roman poet, is celebrated for his elegant Latin style and profound philosophical thoughts. His works span a variety of genres, from satire to odes, and have had a profound impact on literature throughout history. more

“How do I let the director know how obsessed I am and willing to do anything for the movie? Like, I wanted to write this one director a letter, so I wrote him a handwritten note. But then I was like, 'How many people are writing this guy handwritten letters? Is it going to seem cheesy? What do I do?'”

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Author:Jennifer Lawrence

“Gil Thorpe is a great diversion and is to book writing as poetry is to prose.”

Writing Book Prose Poetry Is Book Writing Diversion

Author:Jerry B. Jenkins

“I'm not good at comparing and contrasting. I take what's in front of me for what it is, although I guess there's something about Paul's realistic writing that is like Cassavetes.”

Writing Fronts Compare Realistic

Author:John Cassavetes

“Ira Gershwin, shame on him. I mean, some of the writing.”

Writing Mean Shame Ira Gershwin

Author:Joni Mitchell

“Many have an irresistible itch for writing.”

Writing Irresistible

Author:Juvenal

“It's been said that happiness writes white. It doesn't show up on the page. When you're on holiday and writing a letter home to a friend, no one wants a letter that says the food is good and the weather is charming and the accommodations comfortable. You want to hear about lost passports and rat-filled shacks.”

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Author:Martin Amis

“The Journal is not essentially a confession, a story about oneself. It is a Memorial. What does the writer have to remember? Himself, who he is when he is not writing, when he is living his daily life, when he is alive and real, and not dying and without truth.”

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Book:The gaze of Orpheus, and other literary essays

Source: The gaze of Orpheus, and other literary essays

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