Burn, Drink, Trust, And Read
Burn, Drink, Trust, And Read “Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.”–Francis Bacon
Poachers Are A Sign Of Game
Poachers Are A Sign Of Game “Authors from whom others steal should not complain, but rejoice. Where there is no game there are no poachers.”–Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Society Of Dead Authors
Society Of Dead Authors “The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down.”–Charles Caleb Colton
Literary Polish And Judicious Reading
Literary Polish And Judicious Reading “All attempts at gaining literary polish must begin with judicious reading, and the learner must never cease to hold this phase uppermost. In many cases, the usage of good authors will be found a more effective guide than any amount of precept.”–H. P. Lovecraft
Good Prose On A Page
Good Prose On A Page “For me a page of good prose is where one hears the rain. A page of good prose is when one hears the noise of battle…. A page of good prose seems to me the most serious dialogue that well-informed and intelligent men and women carry on today in their endeavor to make sure that the fires of this planet burn peaceably.”–John Cheever
Break, Bully, Honour, Love Fiction
Break, Bully, Honour, Love Fiction “And if we can imagine the art of fiction come alive and standing in our midst, she would undoubtedly bid us break her and bully her, as well as honour and love her, for so her youth is renewed and her sovereignty assured.”–Virginia Woolf