Andre Maurois Quotes about Writing

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The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.

The really great novel tends to be the exact negative of its author's life.

Andre Maurois

Writing, Negative, Novel

"The Art of Writing". Book by Andre Maurois, 1960.

Writing is a difficult trade which must be learned slowly by reading great authors; by trying at the outset to imitate them; by daring then to be original; by destroying one's first productions.

Andre Maurois

Book, Reading, Writing

Almost all great writers have as their motif, more or less disguised, the passage from childhood to maturity, the clash between the thrill of expectation and the disillusioning knowledge of truth. 'Lost Illusion' is the undisclosed title of every novel.

Andre Maurois

Writing, Maturity, Expectations

The need to express oneself in writing springs from a mal-adjustment to life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action. Those to whom action comes as easily as breathing rarely feel the need to break loose from the real, to rise above, and describe it... I do not mean that it is enough to be maladjusted to become a great writer, but writing is, for some, a method of resolving a conflict, provided they have the necessary talent.

Andre Maurois

Spring, Real, Writing

The need to express one's self in writing springs from a maladjustment of life, or from an inner conflict which the adolescent (or the grown man) cannot resolve in action.

Andre Maurois

Spring, Writing, Men

A great writer has a high respect for values. His essential function is to raise life to the dignity of thought, and this he does by giving it a shape.

Andre Maurois

Writing, Giving, Essentials

"The Art of Writing". Book by Andre Maurois, 1960.

Andre Maurois Quotes about Writing

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