Posts tagged w. somerset maugham
Posts tagged w. somerset maugham
A good rule for writers: do not explain overmuch.
The great American novel has not only already been written, it has already been rejected.
Writing is the supreme solace.
A good style should show no signs of effort. What is written should seem a happy accident.
Heaven knows what pains the author has been at, what bitter experience he has endured and what heartache suffered, to give some chance reader a few hours’ relaxation or to while away the tedium of a journey.
We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.
Habits in writing as in life are only useful if they are broken as soon as they cease to be advantageous.
Imagination grows by exercise, and contrary to common belief, is more powerful in the mature than in the young.
What I’m trying to tell you is that there are men who are possessed by an urge so strong to do some particular thing that they can’t help themselves, they’ve got to do it. They’re prepared to sacrifice everything to satisfy their yearning.
