Good writers define reality; bad ones merely restate it. A good writer turns fact into truth; a bad writer will, more often than not, accomplish the opposite.

Quote by A A Hodge

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He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge - who knows who has written...

He is wise who knows the sources of knowledge - who knows who has written...

No one truth is rightly held till it is clearly conceived and stated, and no...

No one truth is rightly held till it is clearly conceived and stated, and no...

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

The opposite of bravery is not cowardice but conformity.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were...

It's the movies that have really been running things in America ever since they were...

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a...

The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a...

Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do,...

Reverse every natural instinct and do the opposite of what you are inclined to do,...

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.

Capitalism is Man Exploiting Man; Communism is just the opposite

Capitalism is Man Exploiting Man; Communism is just the opposite

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Extremes meet, and there is no better example than the naughtiness of humility

Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it....

Our mind is capable of passing beyond the dividing line we have drawn for it....

Opposites attract

Opposites attract

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry

Reality only reveals itself when it is illuminated by a ray of poetry

Guys die down here on a regular basis-that's the reality. They die here for a...

Guys die down here on a regular basis-that's the reality. They die here for a...

Man never has what he wants, because what he wants is everything.

Man never has what he wants, because what he wants is everything.

The goal of science is to understand the fundamental reality and the goal of technology...

The goal of science is to understand the fundamental reality and the goal of technology...

You never really realize how awesomely well stocked your parent's fridge is until you move...

You never really realize how awesomely well stocked your parent's fridge is until you move...

Now is all we have. Everything that has ever happened to you, and anything that...

Now is all we have. Everything that has ever happened to you, and anything that...

Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.

Reality is wrong. Dreams are for real.

Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in...

Our business in this world is not to succeed, but to continue to fail in...

A lie hides the truth. A story tries to find it.

A lie hides the truth. A story tries to find it.

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...