Quotes by Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De

Pleasure can be supported by an illusion; but happiness rests upon tru >>

Nature never said to me: Do not be poor; still less did she say: Be ri >>

Eminence without merit earns deference without esteem. >>

Quotations about Writers and Writing

For your born writer, nothing is so healing as the realization that he >>

Essential characteristic of the really great novelist: a Christ-like, >>

Writing is easy. All you do is stare at a blank sheet of paper until d >>

An author is often obscure to the reader because they proceed from the thought to expression than like the reader from the expression to the thought.

Chamfort, Sebastien-Roch Nicolas De