A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood.

Quote by Leo Rosten

Topics: Communication Quotes, Writers Quotes

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

Courage is the capacity to confront what can be imagined.

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

Dogs are getting bigger, according to a leading dog manufacturer

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

An angel is a spiritual creature created by God without a body for the service...

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

I never cease being dumbfounded by the unbelievable things people believe.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Words must surely be counted among the most powerful drugs man ever invented.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Some things are so unexpected that no one is prepared for them.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Any man who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Humor is the affectionate communication of insight.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

Truth is stranger than fiction; fiction has to make sense.

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

In the dark colony of night, when I consider man's magnificent capacity for malice, madness,...

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

For what is it but an exquisite and priceless chance of salvation due to God...

We see things as we are, not as they are.

We see things as we are, not as they are.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Satire is focused bitterness.

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Proverbs often contradict one another, as any reader soon discovers. The sagacity that advises us...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

Humor is, I think, the subtlest and chanciest of literary forms. It is surely not...

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.

If you are going to do something wrong at least enjoy it.

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or...

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.

A conservative is one who admires radicals centuries after they're dead.