Famous quotes about writing

1. Articles are written for the occasion, and poems are written for the occasion. ——Bai Juyi

2. If you have not thought clearly and thoughtfully about what you should write, you should not write it. ——Chernyshevsky

3. Everything is three-dimensional, more important than essential; if one word is missing, the meaning will be lacking, and if a sentence is long, one word will hinder the speech. ——Liu Xie

4. When writing, you must be slow and fast, and don’t be discouraged! Might as well put your work on the iron station hammer twenty times. ——Boileau

5. Reading creates fulfilled people, meetings create unenlightened people, and writing creates correct people. ——Bacon

6. The power of a person’s style depends on how strong his opinion is and how firm his belief is. ——Bernard Shaw

7. Slickness is the enemy of creation. ——Lu Xun

8. People who write only for money are employers. ——Johnson

9. Truth and virtue are two close friends of art. Do you want to be a writer, a critic? Please be a virtuous person first.

——Diderot