What did Maxwell Perkins mean by: Writing, like drawing is an art, and whatever conveys the meaning is justified. Maxwell Perkins Editor · USA Copy
I do not think you should read about writing while you are writing. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Maxwell Perkins, Clarity, Distraction, Focus, 0 Maxwell Perkins Editor · USA
+ The book belongs to the author. Author, September 24, 2023January 2, 2025, Maxwell Perkins, Authorship, Creation, Ownership, 0 Maxwell Perkins Editor · USA
+ You have to throw yourself away when you write. Author, August 31, 2023January 2, 2025, Maxwell Perkins, Creativity, Expression, Vulnerability, 0 Maxwell Perkins Editor · USA
Editors are extremely fallible people, all of them. Don’t put too much trust in them. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Maxwell Perkins, Fallibility, Trust, 0 Maxwell Perkins Editor · USA
+ Every good thing that comes is accompanied by trouble. Author, September 3, 2023January 2, 2025, Maxwell Perkins, Challenge, Growth, Reward, 0 Maxwell Perkins Editor · USA
Learn about writing from reading. That is the right way to do it. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Maxwell Perkins, Education, Improvement, Inspiration, 0 Maxwell Perkins Editor · USA
I do not think anyone can read War and Peace too much. I read it six times. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, Maxwell Perkins, Interpretation, Literature, Obsession, 0 Maxwell Perkins Editor · USA
Make copies, young man, many copies. You can only become a good artist by copying the masters. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Painter · France
An original artist is unable to copy. So he has only to copy in order to be original. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
This art, born of genius and good taste, can become beautiful and varied to an infinite degree. Jean-Georges Noverre Choreographer · France
The greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
