Eric Partridge famous quotes

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  • Because of a friend, life is a little stronger, fuller, more gracious thing for the friend's existence, whether he be near or far. If the friend is close at hand, that is best; but if he is far away he still is there to think of, to wonder about, to hear from, to write to, to share life and experience with, to serve, to honor, to admire, to love.

  • When I write I have no loyalty except to historical truth as I see it and care no more about British achievements and mistakes than any other.

  • Oft in dreams invention we bestow to change a flounce or add a furbelow.

  • All partisan movements add to the fullness of our understanding of society as a whole. They never detract; or, in any case, one must not allow them to do so. Experience adds to experience.

  • Everyone's life is a page in the human history irrespective of the position he or she holds or the work he or she performs.

  • I huff and puff and struggle with every sentence, paragraph and page - sometimes every word as well.

  • The sacred page is not meant to be the end, but only the means toward the end, which is knowing God Himself.

  • If a scene is longer than three pages, it better be for a good reason.

  • I just wanted to be the first one to fly for America, not because I'd end up in the pages of history books.

  • Writers are spies. Outsiders. Believers in the turning pages.