Fidelity to the subject's thought and to his characteristic way of expressing himself is the sine qua non of journalistic quotation.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The main engagement of the writer is towards truthfulness; therefore he must keep his mind and his judgement free.
Rhetoric may be defined as the faculty of observing in any given case the available means of persuasion. This is not a function of any other art.
Every secret of a writer's soul, every experience of his life, every quality of his mind is written large in his works.
The quality of what is said inevitably influences the way in which it is said, however inexperienced the writer.
The rhetoric is the key to the character. It's the verbal music of the piece.
The great man who gives a true transcript of his mind fascinates and instructs. Most writers suppress individuality. They wish to please the public.
The mind is exercised by the variety and multiplicity of the subject matter, while the character is moulded by the contemplation of virtue and vice.
The object of oratory alone in not truth, but persuasion.
The writer must believe that what he is doing is the most important thing in the world. And he must hold to this illusion even when he knows it is not true.
The greatest sin for a writer is to be boring.
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