Quotes by Maurois, Andre

Conversation would be vastly improved by the constant use of four simp >>

Old age is far more than white hair, wrinkles, the feeling that it is >>

To be witty is not enough. One must possess sufficient wit to avoid ha >>

Quotations about Writers and Writing

In all pointed sentences, some degree of accuracy must be sacrificed t >>

Like stones, words are laborious and unforgiving, and the fitting of t >>

Let authors write for glory and reward. The truth is well paid when sh >>

The need to express oneself in writing springs from a mal-adjustment to life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action. Those to whom action comes as easily as breathing rarely feel the need to break loose from the real, to rise above, and describe it... I do not mean that it is enough to be maladjusted to become a great writer, but writing is, for some, a method of resolving a conflict, provided they have the necessary talent.

Maurois, Andre