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Originality Quotes - Page 2

Originality is independence, not rebellion; it is sincerity, not antagonism.

George Henry Lewes (1891). “The Principles of Success in Literature”

As a rule, I am very careful to be shallow and conventional where depth and originality are wasted.

Lucy Maud Montgomery, Francis W. P. Bolger, Elizabeth R. Epperly (1992). “My dear Mr. M.: letters to G.B. MacMillan from L.M. Montgomery”, Oxford University Press, 1992

What is originality? Undetected plagiarism.

William Ralph Inge (1929). “Assessments and Anticipations”, Cassell

True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.

Edith Wharton (2014). “The Writing of Fiction”, p.17, Simon and Schuster

Originality implies being bold enough to go beyond accepted norms.

Anthony Storr (2015). “Solitude a Return to the Self”, p.81, Simon and Schuster

My originality consists in putting the logic of the visible to the service of the invisible.

Odilon Redon, Pablo Picasso, Museum of Modern Art (New York, N.Y.) (1952). “Redon, drawings and lithographs: Museum of Modern Art, N.Y., [Feb. 14-April 20, 1952]”

A poor original is better than a good imitation.

Ella Wheeler Wilcox (2012). “An Ambitious Man (Annotated Edition)”, p.6, Jazzybee Verlag

It is always better to be an original than an imitation.

Theodore Roosevelt, Paul H. Jeffers (1998). “The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations”, p.20, Taylor Trade Publications

About the most originality that any writer can hope to achieve honestly is to steal with good judgment.

Josh Billings (1972). “Uncle Sam's Uncle Josh: Or, Josh Billings on Practically Everything, Distilled from Josh's Rum and Tansy New England Wit by Donald Day”