Quotes by Thoreau, Henry David

I put a piece of paper under my pillow, and when I could not sleep I w >>

Speech is for the convenience of those who are hard of hearing; but th >>

What is peculiar in the life of a man consists not in his obedience, b >>

Quotations about Writers and Writing

The best way to become a successful writer is to read good writing, re >>

I never think when I write. Nobody can do two things at the same time >>

Writing is the incurable itch that possesses many. >>

A perfectly healthy sentence, it is true, is extremely rare. For the most part we miss the hue and fragrance of the thought; as if we could be satisfied with the dews of the morning or evening without their colors, or the heavens without their azure.

Thoreau, Henry David