I don't believe a committee can write a book. It can, oh, govern a country, perhaps, but I don't believe it can write a book.

Quote by Arnold Toynbee

Topics: Writing Quotes

I can not think of any circumstances in which advertising would not be an evil.

I can not think of any circumstances in which advertising would not be an evil.

As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off...

As human beings, we are endowed with freedom of choice, and we cannot shuffle off...

Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power...

Sooner or later, man has always had to decide whether he worships his own power...

A city that outdistances man's walking powers is a trap for man.

A city that outdistances man's walking powers is a trap for man.

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things:...

Apathy can be overcome by enthusiasm, and enthusiasm can only be aroused by two things:...

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

History is a vision of God's creation on the move.

Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its...

Compassion is the desire that moves the individual self to widen the scope of its...

Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on...

Writing is not like painting where you add. It is not what you put on...

In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers...

In America the majority raises formidable barriers around the liberty of opinion; within these barriers...

When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for...

When I write of hunger, I am really writing about love and the hunger for...

My stories run up and bite me on the leg-I respond by writing down everything...

My stories run up and bite me on the leg-I respond by writing down everything...

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all...

The old idea of a composer suddenly having a terrific idea and sitting up all...

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

Writing or printing is like shooting with a rifle; you may hit your reader's mind,...

Writing or printing is like shooting with a rifle; you may hit your reader's mind,...

To be a well-flavored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read...

To be a well-flavored man is the gift of fortune, but to write or read...

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh...

In a mood of faith and hope my work goes on. A ream of fresh...

Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything.

Fiction writing is great. You can make up almost anything.

Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not...

Writing is a form of therapy; sometimes I wonder how all those, who do not...

People say I give the best head, and they're not always talking about sex.

People say I give the best head, and they're not always talking about sex.