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
William Ralph Inge (1929). “Assessments and Anticipations”, Cassell
From thee, great God, we spring, to thee we tend,- Path, motive, guide, original, and end.
Samuel Johnson (1752). “The Rambler”, p.12
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
Thomas Mann, Stanley Appelbaum (1995). “Death in Venice”, p.19, Courier Corporation
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]”
The Story of the Gadsbys (1890) "L'Envoi"
Ella Wheeler Wilcox (2012). “An Ambitious Man (Annotated Edition)”, p.6, Jazzybee Verlag
Theodore Roosevelt, Paul H. Jeffers (1998). “The Bully Pulpit: A Teddy Roosevelt Book of Quotations”, p.20, Taylor Trade Publications
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”