“The four great motives for writing prose are sheer egoism, esthetic enthusiasm, historical impulse, and political purpose.” WritingPoliticalPurposeFourHistoricalEnthusiasmImpulseMotiveProseSheerEgoism Author:George Orwell
“Nature herself seems, I say, to take the pen out of his hand, and to write for him with her own bare, sheer, penetrating power.” WritingHandsSeemsNaturePensSheer Book:Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated) Source: Delphi Complete Poetical Works of Matthew Arnold (Illustrated)