It is no great art to say something briefly when, like Tacitus, one has something to say; when one has nothing to say, however, and none the less writes a whole book and makes truth into a liar - that I call an achievement.
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You have to have something worth saying and then the ability to say it- writing's a double skill, really.
Nowadays three witty turns of phrase and a lie make a writer.
For a creative writer possession of the 'truth' is less important than emotional sincerity.
A story is told as much by silence as by speech.
There is obviously a power and a truth in action that doesn't lie, which words easily can do.
It is in this power of saying everything, and yet saying nothing too plainly, that the perfection of art consists.
Sometimes words are not needed, and the simplicity of expressing yourself through an art form is one of the best ways of communication.
For people who are really talented, what you don't say becomes extremely important. You have to judge what to say and what to leave alone so you can let the talent develop.
It is the glory and good of Art, That Art remains the one way possible Of speaking truth, to mouths like mine at least.
You can express a lot of things, a lot of action without speaking.