Although the legal and ethical definitions of right are the antithesis of each other, most writers use them as synonyms. They confuse power with goodness, and mistake law for justice.

Quote by Charles T Sprading

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I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I write when I'm inspired, and I see to it that I'm inspired at nine...

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They...

I suppose that writers should, in a way, feel flattered by the censorship laws. They...

Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the...

Mediocrity is now, as formerly, dangerous, commonly fatal, to the poet; but among even the...

Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking...

Like all writers, he measured the achievements of others by what they had accomplished, asking...

The fact that writers will go through so much to remain writers says something, perhaps...

The fact that writers will go through so much to remain writers says something, perhaps...

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...

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to...

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to...

After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work,...

After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work,...

The mission of the playwright is to look in his heart and write, to write...

The mission of the playwright is to look in his heart and write, to write...

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to...

The artist doesn't have time to listen to the critics. The ones who want to...

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

To read a writer is for me not merely to get an idea of what...

The writers against religion, while they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set...

The writers against religion, while they oppose every system, are wisely careful never to set...

The creative writer uses his life as well as being its victim; he can control,...

The creative writer uses his life as well as being its victim; he can control,...

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar...

The two most engaging powers of an author are to make new things familiar, familiar...

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always...

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always...

Even the best writer has to erase

Even the best writer has to erase

Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them...

Perhaps it is the language that chooses the writers it needs, making use of them...

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure...

Deliver me from writers who say the way they live doesn't matter. I'm not sure...