"Apart from a few simple principles, the sound and rhythm of English prose seem to me matters where both writers and readers should trust not so much to rules as to their ears."

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Source : F. L. Lucas (2012). “Style: The Art of Writing Well”, p.229, Harriman House Limited

F. L. Lucas

#Simple Quotes #Sound Quotes #Principles Quotes

“I grew up having to care what people think; it was part of my job.I've been built up and torn down, built up and torn down. It's been difficult to tune people out, especially in the las few years. Now i'm starting to care more about me and not what everybody else thinks.”
“The tithe is a wonderful goal but a terrible place to stop.”
“The draft is a crapshoot, so I've been very fortunate to be drafted by the Yankees, and to have spent my whole career here.”
“But I, when I undress me Each night, upon my knees Will ask the Lord to bless me With apple-pie and cheese.”

Source : 'Apple Pie and Cheese'
“Why go around dating random girls and having terrible sex when you can be with someone you really like?”

Source : "Ansel Elgort Wants You to Know He's Not a Player". Interview with Mickey Rapkin, www.elle.com. February 18, 2015.
“If there were no hell, we would be like the animals. No hell, no dignity.”
“The only thing Madonna will ever do like a virgin is give birth in a stable.”
“I work hard. I work 80-90 hours a week in part-time football.”

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