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|01 = '''I was brought up to believe that the only thing [[sense of life|worth doing]] was to add to the sum of [[Accuracy and precision|accurate]] [[information]] in the world.'''<br /> | |01 = '''I was brought up to believe that the only thing [[sense of life|worth doing]] was to add to the sum of [[Accuracy and precision|accurate]] [[information]] in the world.'''<br /> | ||
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<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Phillipe Soller, novelist<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— Phillipe Soller, novelist<br /> | ||
|55 = '''We do but learn today what our better advanced judgements will unteach tomorrow.'''<br /> | |55 = '''We do but learn today what our better advanced judgements will unteach tomorrow.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Sir Thomas Browne]]<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Sir Thomas Browne]]<br /> | ||
|56 = '''Anything is a legitimate area of investigation.''' | |56 = '''Anything is a legitimate area of investigation.''' | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | ||
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<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | ||
|58 = '''Push yourself to the limit as often as possible.'''<br /> | |58 = '''Push yourself to the limit as often as possible.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | ||
|59 = '''Potential counts for nothing until it’s realized.'''<br /> | |59 = '''Potential counts for nothing until it’s realized.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://deshoda.com/words/truisms/ Truisms]<br /> | ||
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|63 = '''Writing is easy. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.'''<br /> | |63 = '''Writing is easy. All you do is sit down at a typewriter and open a vein.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Red Smith]]</cite> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [[Red Smith]]</cite> | ||
|64 = | |64 ='''The writer tries to move stuff from his brain into the brains of his readers, using words as his only tools. Good writing doesn't just transport ideas—it gives the reader a visceral experience, as if the writer is reaching inside his skull, grabbing fistfuls of neurons, twisting them, petting them, and sometimes crushing them.'''<br /> | ||
<cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://www.quora.com/Writing/What-should-everyone-know-about-writing Marcus Geduld]</cite> | <cite style="font-size:0.9em; font-style:normal;">— [http://www.quora.com/Writing/What-should-everyone-know-about-writing Marcus Geduld]</cite> | ||
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Revision as of 14:09, 6 September 2013
Good prose is like a windowpane.
— George Orwell (1903-1950) Why I Write
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