The readers and the hearers like my books, But yet some writers cannot them digest; But what care I? For when I make a feast I would my guests should praise it, not the cooks.

Quote by John Harrington

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If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.

If writers were good businessmen, they'd have too much sense to be writers.

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in...

The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in...

That is one last thing to remember: writers are always selling somebody out.

That is one last thing to remember: writers are always selling somebody out.

Although the legal and ethical definitions of right are the antithesis of each other, most...

Although the legal and ethical definitions of right are the antithesis of each other, most...

I'm kind of hooked to the game of art and literature; my heroes are artists...

I'm kind of hooked to the game of art and literature; my heroes are artists...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

A writer is like a bean plant - he has his little day, and then...

There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and...

There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and...

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they...

Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they...

Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing...

Cats are dangerous companions for writers because cat watching is a near-perfect method of writing...

The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody,...

The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody,...

When a writer knows home in his heart, his heart must remain subtly apart from...

When a writer knows home in his heart, his heart must remain subtly apart from...

Many great writers have been extraordinarily awkward in daily exchange, but the greatest give the...

Many great writers have been extraordinarily awkward in daily exchange, but the greatest give the...

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it...

One reason the human race has such a low opinion of itself is that it...

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

No man but a blockhead ever wrote, except for money.

Novelists do not write as birds sing, by the push of nature. It is part...

Novelists do not write as birds sing, by the push of nature. It is part...

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

The wastebasket is a writer's best friend.

For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That...

For a country to have a great writer is like having a second government. That...

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time...

Writers are not just people who sit down and write. They hazard themselves. Every time...