Quotes by Gibbon, Edward

I understand by this passion the union of desire, friendship, and tend >>

Books are those faithful mirrors that reflect to our mind the minds of >>

I am indeed rich, since my income is superior to my expenses, and my e >>

Quotations about Writers and Writing

There are three rules for writing the novel. Unfortunately no one know >>

The writer is either a practicing recluse or a delinquent, guilt-ridde >>

Whiskey has killed more men than bullets, but most men would rather be >>

The style of an author should be the image of his mind, but the choice and command of language is the fruit of exercise.

Gibbon, Edward