Prewriting Techniques Quotes

#1. Prefer the familiar word to the far-fetched. Prefer the concrete word to the abstract. Prefer the single word to the circumlocution. Prefer the short word to the long. Prefer the Saxon word to the Romance.

Henry Watson Fowler

#2. Every time I've moved, my work has changed radically.

Robert Rauschenberg

#3. Fighting demons is what I do; real, and those in my head.

Pippa DaCosta

#4. My favourite books are Charles Bukowski's 'Post Office' and 'Women.'

Alex Pettyfer

#5. But you know, as I do, that the storm will pass
And that the implacable sun doesn't simply stop
When obscured by a dark, pernicious cloud,
Which is why I know I'll return to your house-
On a Sunday that's there on the calendar-
And laugh with you over a glass of grappa.

Mauricio Rosencof

#6. Cruz made the sign of the cross over them. He hefted his rifle onto his shoulder and walked away. His warriors followed, blessed by the Lord, reconciled, holy in this day He had made, and ready to shoot.

Luis Alberto Urrea

#7. We wanted the language to feel fresh, fun, and rock solid.

James Frank

#8. Unfortunately, I don't look as Latin as I am. I get called a white guy a lot, but I am very proud of my heritage. I try my hardest to bring honor to my Mexican roots. Latin people are very passionate and loyal, and I will always remember who I am and where I come from.

Ryan Guzman

#9. Abstract pictures are fictive models, because they make visible a reality that we can neither see nor describe, but whose existence we can postulate.

Gerhard Richter

#10. Ed Mana of Technology on Demand,

Raj Khera

#11. Family's the luck of the draw, Lena. What you make of yourself, because of or despite it, that's where the spine and heart come in.

Nora Roberts