He can develop sense and style, in the manner of distinguished modern prose, in which event he may be sure that the result will not fall into any objective form.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others.
The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer.
A man's work and the conditions under which it is performed are tremendous factors in determining his character.
After all, it is style alone by which posterity will judge of a great work, for an author can have nothing truly his own but his style.
To achieve lasting literature, fictional or factual, a writer needs perceptive vision, absorptive capacity, and creative strength.
Success comes to a writer as a rule, so gradually that it is always something of a shock to him to look back and realize the heights to which he has climbed.
He that composes himself is wiser than he that composes a book.
It is also true that one can write nothing readable unless one constantly struggles to efface one's own personality. Good prose is like a windowpane.
When an author is too meticulous about his style, you may presume that his mind is frivolous and his content flimsy.
However great a man's natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.