Sarah Hall For every prescriptive idea about the craft of fiction, there’s at least one writer who makes a virtue of the contrary. – Sarah Hall Contrary Quotes Craft Quotes Fiction Quotes Idea Quotes Prescriptive Quotes Virtue Quotes Writer Quotes Daniel Woodrell has made a name as a master of prose with personality – a densely descriptive, gamey form of storytelling, one might say traditional storytelling – of late rather an unfashionable mode. Show, don’t tell, is a mantra repeated by tutors of creative writing courses the world over. As advice for amateurs, it is sound and helps avoid character profiling, unactivated scenes, and broken narrative frames.
Michael Leunig At my advanced age, I know I am not an anti-Semite, not even vaguely or remotely, but others would seem to know better, as false accusers always do. – Michael Leunig
Jim Hightower But, as my mother used to tell me, two wrongs don’t make a right. But I soon figured out that three left turns do. – Jim Hightower
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