Quotes for All
He sank into the rocking chair, the same one in which Rebecca had sat during the early days of the house to give embroidery lessons, and in which Amaranta had played Chinese checkers with Colonel Gerineldo Marquez, and in which Amarana Ursula had sewn the tiny clothing for the child, and in that flash of … Read more
In her final years she would still recall the trip that, with the perverse lucidity of nostalgia, became more and more recent in her memory. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Both described at the same time how it was always March there and always Monday, and then they understood that José Arcadio Buendía was not as crazy as the family said, but that he was the only one who had enough lucidity to sense the truth of the fact that time also stumbled and had … Read more
Properly understood, style is not a seductive decoration added to a functional structure; it is of the essence of a work of art. The necessary elements of style are lucidity, elegance, and individuality; these three qualities combine to form a preservative which ensures the nearest approximation to permanence in the fugitive art of letters. Evelyn … Read more
The more words I have, the more distinct, precise my perceptions become–and such lucidity is a form of joy. Eva Hoffman
No blur of inexactness, no cloud of vagueness, is allowable in good writing; from the first seeing to the last putting down, there must be steady lucidity and uncompromise of purpose. Eudora Welty
Good writing , like gold , combines lustrous lucidity with high density. What this means is good writing is packed with hints. Eric Hoffer
Peter Kropotkin…was recognized by friend and foe as one of the greatest minds…of the nineteenth century…The lucidity and brilliance of his mind combined with his warm-heartednes s into the harmonious whole of a fascinating and gracious personality. Emma Goldman
Lucidity’s task: to attain a correct despair, an Olympian ferocity. Emile M. Cioran
The premonition of madness is complicated by the fear of lucidity in madness, the fear of the moments of return and reunion… One would welcome chaos if one were not afraid of lights in it. Emile M. Cioran