“I refuse to be misled by any kind of a mirage about any alleged success of what I write. Those things are too easily exaggerated, and even when they are true, they always mean less than they seem to.” WritingKindMeanSeemsSuccessRefuseExaggeratedMisledMirages Book:Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk & Writer Source: Entering the Silence: Becoming a Monk & Writer
“He who only writes to suit the taste of the age, considers himself more than his writings. We should always aim at perfection, and then posterity will do us that justice which sometimes our contemporaries refuse us.” ShouldWritingSometimesAgeJusticeTastePerfectionAimRefuseSuitsPosterity Author:Jean de la Bruyere