The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean; not to affect your reader, but to affect him precisely as you wish.

Quote by Robert Louis Stevenson

Topics: Literature Quotes, Writing Quotes

Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.

Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man.

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on...

Nothing more strongly arouses our disgust than cannibalism, yet we make the same impression on...

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

An aim in life is the only fortune worth finding.

The world has no room for cowards.

The world has no room for cowards.

To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.

To be idle requires a strong sense of personal identity.

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand...

Life is not a matter of holding good cards, but of playing a poor hand...

The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.

The mark of a good action is that it appears inevitable in retrospect.

Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.

Absences are a good influence in love and keep it bright and delicate.

All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and...

All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and...

For God's sake, give me the young man who has brains enough to make a...

For God's sake, give me the young man who has brains enough to make a...

The obscurest epoch is today.

The obscurest epoch is today.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police.

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

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

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others

Keep your fears to yourself, but share your inspiration with others

You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there...

You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there...

Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.

Peace is the one condition of survival in this nuclear age.

The cruelest lies are often told in silence

The cruelest lies are often told in silence

No man is useless while he has a friend.

No man is useless while he has a friend.

True friendship is an unconditional,unselfish,reciprocal service not by lips, but heart to never let its...

True friendship is an unconditional,unselfish,reciprocal service not by lips, but heart to never let its...

Our phones fall, we panic, but when our friends fall, we laugh.

Our phones fall, we panic, but when our friends fall, we laugh.