Literature is an occupation in which you have to keep proving your talent to people who have none.

Quote by Jules Renard

Topics: Literature Quotes, Talent Quotes, Writers Quotes, Writing Quotes

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

I finally know what distinguishes man from the other beasts: financial worries.

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

The only man who is really free is the one who can turn down an...

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if...

I don't know if God exists, but it would be better for His reputation if...

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not...

The reward of great men is that, long after they have died, one is not...

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

The ideal of calm exists in a sitting cat.

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

Talent is a matter of quantity. Talent does not write on page, it writes three...

A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.

A cold in the head causes less suffering than an idea.

We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their...

We are so happy to advise others that occasionally we even do it in their...

The bourgeois are other people.

The bourgeois are other people.

It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be...

It is easy for a somebody to be modest, but it is difficult to be...

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

If you are afraid of being lonely, don't try to be right.

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

The story I am writing exists, written in absolutely perfect fashion, some place, in the...

Fame is a constant effort.

Fame is a constant effort.

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

There are moments when everything goes well, but don't be frightened.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Laziness is nothing more than the habit of resting before you get tired.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.

Love is like an hourglass, with the heart filling up as the brain empties.

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

Writing is the only profession where no one considers you ridiculous if you earn no...

You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something...

You don't write because you want to say something, you write because you have something...

Writing is very much a playground; an artistic playground. It's the most fun thing I...

Writing is very much a playground; an artistic playground. It's the most fun thing I...