Quotes of the Day
Read over your compositions, and wherever you meet with a passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.
- Samuel Johnson
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
- Thomas A. Edison
Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's 'St. Matthew's Passion' on a ukulele.
- Bagdikian's Observation
I will admit, that there is a part of me that objects to the first one. Yes, I understand why this is necessary in some cases, but there are times when I am satisfied with a scene/passage and don't feel it necessary to strike it out. *shrugs* I just think it is an over generalization. Just sayin...