Writers are not mere copyists of language; they are polishers, embellishers, perfecters. They spend hours getting the timing right – so that what they write sounds completely unrehearsed.
– Louis Menand
Writers are not mere copyists of language; they are polishers, embellishers, perfecters. They spend hours getting the timing right – so that what they write sounds completely unrehearsed.
– Louis Menand