“Is it not superfluous to write more than one novel if the writer has not become, say, a new man? Obviously, all the novels of an author not infrequently belong together and are to a certain degree only one novel.” IfsMenWritingTogetherCertainNovelDegreesSuperfluous Author:Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel
“The degree of talent, the size of the gift, is immaterial. All artists must listen, but not all hear great symphonies, see wide canvasses, conceive complex, character-filled novels. No matter, the creative act is the same, and it is an act of faith.” MatterCharacterArtistNovelCreativeTalentDegreesFilledComplexesSizeWideSymphonyComplex Characters Author:Madeleine L'Engle
“One of the unfortunate things about creative writing courses is that they make people impatient. People feel that they have prepared themselves and that they must now do it. In fact there are positive incentives for doing so - universities are offering degrees for writing novels.” PeopleFeelsWritingFactsCoursesNovelCreativeDegreesPreparedUniversityOfferingUnfortunateCreative WritingIncentivesImpatientUnfortunate Things Author:Robert Dessaix
“It is quite beneath the dignity of a person holding a Bachelor of Arts degree to engage in such a vulgar occupation as the writing of novels.” WritingPersonsArtNovelDegreesDignityOccupationVulgarBachelorsArts DegreesBachelor Of Arts Author:Fukuzawa Yukichi
“You will permit me to say, that a greater drama is now acting on this theatre than has heretofore been brought on the American tage, or any other in the world. We exhibit at present the novel and astonishing spectacle of a whole people deliberating calmly on what form of government will be most conducive to their happiness; and deciding with an unexpected degree of unanimity in favour of a system which they conceive calculated to answer the purpose.” PeopleWorldWholeGovernmentFormPurposeAnswersActingNovelGreaterDramaDegreesTheatreUnexpectedPermitFavourAstonishingExhibitsForms Of GovernmentUnanimity Author:George Washington