“Modern poets talk against business, poor things, but all of us write for money. Beginners are subjected to trial by market.” WritingPoorModernPoetTrialsBeginners Author:Robert Frost
“If all the earth were paper white / And all the sea were ink / 'Twere not enough for me to write / As my poor heart doth think.” IfsThinkingWritingHeartEnoughEarthWhitePoorSeaPaperInk Author:John Lyly
“Carry a notebook and write down examples of good and poor design. After a week, you'll begin to realize that nearly everything is the product of a design decision.” WritingRealizingDecisionPoorWeekExampleDesignProductsNotebook Author:Daniel H. Pink
“Bad writing is bad not just because the language is humdrum, but the quality of the observation is so poor.” WritingLanguagePoorQualityObservationHumdrumBad Writing Author:Christopher Isherwood
“I have nothing but myself to write about, no facts, no theories, no opinions, no adventures, no sentiments, nothing but my own poor barren individualism, of considerable interest to me, but I do not know why I should presume it will be so to you. Egotism is not tiresome, or it ought not to be, if one is sincere about oneself; but it is so hard to be sincere. Well, never mind, I mean to be, and you know me well enough to see through me when I am humbugging.” IfsKnowsShouldWritingMindWellsMeanHardEnoughFactsInterestMy OwnPoorOpinionAdventureTheoryOughtOneselfSincereSentimentsIndividualismKnow MeEgotismBarrenTiresome Book:The Nemesis of Faith Source: The Nemesis of Faith
“I write in a hurry, because the little one, who has been sleeping a long time, begins to call for me. Poor thing! when I am sad, I lament that all my affections grow on me, till they become too strong for my peace, though they all afford me snatches of exquisite enjoyment.” WritingLittlesLongHas BeensStrongGrowsSleepPoorLong TimeAffectionEnjoymentExquisiteLament Book:Posthumous Works: of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman Source: Posthumous Works: of the Author of A Vindication of the Rights of Woman