Writen Word Quotes & Sayings

Stepping aside from the culture of opinion, delving deeper into open-minded analysis, critics might fulfill their most important function: locating major works that are not always visible in mainstream networks. — Stephen J. Burn

There is a marvelous peace in not publishing. It's peaceful. Still. Publishing is a terrible invasion of my privacy. — J.D. Salinger

All that needs to be done for evil to prevail is good men doing nothing. — Edmund Burke

Like the firm handshake and looking people straight in the eye, the blazer had originally been a symbol of trust. Because of this, it had been purloined by the less-than-trustworthy and became their preferred disguise. — Craig Brown

Fortune is always on the side of the largest battalions. — Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Language dazzles and deceives because it is masked by faces, because we see it emerging from the lips, because lips please and eyes beguile. But words on paper, black on white, reveal the naked soul. — Guy De Maupassant

I write stories, because I want to read them. — A.E. Croft

Avoid food products containing ingredients that are A) unfamiliar B) unpronounceable C) more than five in number or that include D) high-fructose corn syrup — Michael Pollan

My enemies are everywhere. And sometimes, those we least suspect turn out to be our biggest threats. — Sara Shepard