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- Where there is much desire to learn, there of necessity will be much arguing, much writing, many opinions; for opinions in good men is but knowledge in the making.
- John Milton (1608 - 1674)
- No race can prosper till it learns that there is as much dignity in tilling a field as in writing a poem.
- Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915)
- Of writing well the source and fountainhead is wise thinking.
- Horace (65 BC - 8 BC)
- I have never thought of writing for reputation and honor. What I have in my heart must come out; that is the reason why I compose.
- Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
- A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
- Thomas Mann (1875 - 1955)
- You thought I was writing The Truth? Honey, I don't even know what The Truth means.
- Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, September 29, 2005
- Detail makes the difference between boring and terrific writing. It’s the difference between a pencil sketch and a lush oil painting. As a writer, words are your paint. Use all the colors.
- Rhys Alexander, Writing Gooder, 12-09-05
- I can't believe it! Reading and writing actually paid off!
- Matt Groening (1954 - ), The Simpsons
- The first step in blogging is not writing them but reading them.
- Jeff Jarvis, BuzzMachine, 07-10-2006
- If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead and rotten, either write something worth reading or do things worth the writing.
- Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
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