Yukio Mishima on writing

At no time are we ever in such complete possession of a journey, down to its last nook and cranny, as when we are busy with preparations for it.

My “act” has ended by becoming an integral part of my nature, I told myself. It’s no longer an act.

To write a good love letter, you ought to begin without knowing what you mean to say and to finish without knowing what you have written.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau1712–1778

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Don’t use words too big for the subject. Don’t say ‘infinitely’ when you mean ‘very’; otherwise you’ll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.

C. S. Lewis1898–1963

Either write something worth reading or do something worth writing.

Benjamin Franklin1706–1790

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