Words have weight, sound, and appearance; it is only by considering these that you can write a sentence that is good to look at and good to listen to.

W. Somerset Maugham

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Topic

Words Good writing Writing

Author

W. Somerset Maugham

Source

The Summing Up

Genre

Autobiography and memoir

Language

English

Time

1948 1940s 20th century

Occupation

Novelist Writer

From

United Kingdom Europe

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Citation

Maugham, William Somerset. The Summing Up. Doubleday, Doran & Company, 1938, ch. 13.

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We shall not flag or fail. We shall go on to the end. We shall fight in France, we shall fight on the seas and oceans, we shall fight with growing confidence and growing strength in the air, we shall defend our island, whatever the cost may be. We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender.

Winston Churchill

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Topic
World War II No surrender
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Winston Churchill
Source
We Shall Fight on the Beaches
Medium
Speech
Genre
Political speech
Language
English
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Original Citation

Churchill, Winston. "We Shall Fight on the Beaches." House of Commons meeting. 4 June 1940, The Palace of Westminster, London, England, UK. Address.

Current Citation

Churchill, Winston. "Dunkirk: Wars Are Not Won by Evacuations." Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat: The Great Speeches, edited by David Cannadine. Penguin Classics, 2007.

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I asked him one time what type of writing brought the most money and the agent says, "Ransom notes."

Elmore Leonard

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Topic
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Harry Zimm

Author

Elmore Leonard
Source
Get Shorty (novel)
Medium
Novel
Statement Type
Joke
Language
English
Time
1990 1990s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Leonard, Elmore. Get Shorty. Delacorte Press, 1990, ch. 9.