Fri 5 Feb 2021
Posted by PJ under heroes, proverb, quote of the day, style
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Random quote of the day:
“A samurai, even when he has not eaten, wields his toothpick like a lord.â€
—Japanese proverb
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Desus and Mero, Beyoncé, or the Marine Corps Marching Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Wed 14 Nov 2018
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, style, voice, writing
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Random quote of the day:
“Style results more from what a person is than from what he knows.â€
—E. B. White, The Paris Review, Issue 48, Fall 1969
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Laurel and Hardy, Ariana Grande, or the Salvation Army Band. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Wed 14 Mar 2018
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, style, writers, writing
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Random quote of the day:
“The minute a writer knows what his style is, he’s finished.â€
—E. L. Doctorow, The Paris Review, Winter 1986, No. 101
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Lucy and Ethel, Justin Bieber, or the Kardashian Klan. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Wed 22 Jun 2016
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, style, writing
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Random quote of the day:
“Style is not something applied. It is something that permeates. It is of the nature of that in which it is found, whether the poem, the manner of a god, the bearing of a man. It is not a dress.â€
—Wallace Stevens, “Two or Three Ideas,†Opus Posthumous
 Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Thu 5 Jun 2014
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, style, writing
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Random quote of the day:
“You’ll have a moonlit night if you write that on the mill dam a piece of glass from a broken bottle glittered like a bright little star, and that the black shadow of a dog or wolf rolled past like a ball.
—Anton Chekhov, letter to his brother, May 1886
(tr. Avrahm Yarmolinsky)
(This piece of writing advice is often condensed, rearranged, and misquoted as: “Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” See the Quote Investigator column on this at: http://quoteinvestigator.com/2013/07/30/moon-glint/ )
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Wed 17 Jul 2013
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, style, writing
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Random quote of the day:
“I don’t think style is consciously arrived at, any more than one arrives at the color of one’s eyes. After all, your style is you.”
—Truman Capote, interview, The Paris Review, No. 16, Spring-Summer 1957
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Wed 21 Mar 2012
Posted by PJ under plagiarism, quote of the day, style
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Random quote of the day:
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“Self-plagiarism is style.”
—Alfred Hitchcock, The Observer, August 8, 1976
Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Mon 15 Aug 2011
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, style, writing
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Random quote of the day:
“Find a subject you care about and which you in your heart feel others should care about. It is this genuine caring, and not your games with language that will be the most compelling and seductive element in your style.”
—Kurt Vonnegut, “How to Write With Style,†International Paper Co. “Power of the Printed Word†series, 1980
Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Tue 19 Jul 2011
Posted by PJ under fashion, quote of the day, style
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Random quote of the day:
“Fashions fade, style is eternal.”
—Yves Saint Laurent, Andy Warhol’s Interview,  April 13, 1975
Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Fri 8 Jul 2011
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, style, writing
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Random quote of the day:
“Only great minds can afford a simple style.”
—Stendhal, On Love
(tr. Vyvyan Beresford Holland* and C. K. Scott Moncrieff)
*Some of you may know that Vyvyan Holland is Oscar Wilde’s son. Here’s an interesting article on Wilde’s legacy through the generations of his family.
Disclaimer: The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
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