“Rhythm and blues used to be called race music. ... This music was going on for years, but nobody paid any attention to it.” YearsUsedRaceAttentionPaidUsed To BeRhythmRhythm And Blues Author:Ray Charles
“You have to seduce the reader, manipulate their mind and heart, listen to the music of language. I sometimes think of prose as music, in terms of its rhythms and dynamics, the way you compress and expand the attention of a reader over a sentence, the way the tempo pushes you towards an image or sensation. We want an intense experience, so that we can forget ourselves when we enter the world of the book. When you are reading, the physical object of the book should disappear from your hands.” ThinkingWorldWayWantShouldWritingMindHeartBookSometimesHandsReadingLanguageTermForgetAttentionObjectsReaderSentencesDisappearIntenseRhythmProseSensationsHeart And MindManipulateTempoDynamicsSeducing Author:Carlos Ruiz Zafon
“There's a rhythm to the words combined with the pictures [in a comic]. Whenever I'm working on a comic strip I re-read it, probably hundreds of times through to pay attention to how all of those things work. Sometimes even changing the angle of a character's eyebrow can really, seriously alter the effect and overall interpretation of a scene. And the insertion of a pause or a cough or a sniff, and all these things that we do in conversation, can bring it to life in a strange way.” WaySometimesCharacterPayAttentionEffectsStrangeSceneConversationRhythmComicPay AttentionInterpretationPausesAngleEyebrowsComic Strips Author:Chris Ware
“For all forms, writing dialogue is almost like writing music. I pay close attention to rhythms and tones.” WritingFormPayAttentionDialogueRhythmToneWriting MusicWriting Dialogue Author:Sefi Atta
“I don't think of any sentence as a "one-liner", but I do pay attention to how people actually speak when they are being funny. Rhythm is key.” PeopleThinkingSpeakPayAttentionKeysSentencesRhythmPay AttentionOne LinerBeing Funny Author:Lorrie Moore
“Demagogues are so easy to identify. They gesture a lot and speak with pulpit rhythms, using words that ring of religious fervour and god-fearing sincerity. Sincerity with nothing behind it takes so much practice. The practice can always be detected. Repetition. Great attempts to keep your attention on words.” SpeakEasyReligiousBehindsAttentionPracticeRingsRhythmSincerityGesturesRepetitionPulpitUsing Words Author:Frank Herbert