“Words and sentences are subjects of revision; paragraphs and whole compositions are subjects of prevision.” -- Barrett Wendell
#Writing Quotes #Revision Quotes #Paragraph Quotes
“If the English language had been properly organized ... then there would be a word which meant both 'he' and 'she', and I could write, 'If John or Mary comes heesh will want to play tennis', which would save a lot of trouble.”
“It came about as follows: over the years when I was involved in dianetics, I wrote the beginnings of many stories. I would get an idea, and then write the beginning, and then never touch it again.”
“I can write better than anybody who can write faster, and I can write faster than anybody who can write better.”
“I can write better than anyone who can write faster,”
“The only way to write is well and how you do it is your own damn business.”
“Science reserves the highest reward for those of you who disprove our most cherished beliefs. At any moment someone from any walk of life could come forward and be responsible for a complete revision of our view of everything.”
“But Blake's voices returned to dictate revisions.”
“Freedom is whatever the president says it is, pending revision.”
“I love revision. Where else can spilled milk be turned into ice cream?”
“How many a dispute could have been deflated into a single paragraph if the disputants had dared to define their terms”
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
