Editing Quotes for Whatsapp and Facebook Status
Of every four words I write, I strike out three.
Nicolas Boileau (1636-1711) French poet, critic
Read your own compositions, and when you meet with a Passage which you think is particularly fine, strike it out.
Dr. SamuelJohnson (1709-1784) English author, lexicographer
What I have crossed out I didn’t like. What I haven’t crossed out I’m dissatisfied with.
Cecil B. de Mille (1881-1959) American film director attributed, attached to script
God sends meat and the devil sends cooks.
Thomas Deloney (c. 1550-1600) English balladist, writer
I have only made this [letter] longer because I have not had the time to make it shorter.
