“I shall christen this style the Mandarin, since it is beloved by literary pundits, by those who would make the written word as unlike as possible to the spoken one. It is the style of all those writers whose tendency is to make their language convey more than they mean or more than they feel, it is the style of most artists and all humbugs.”

“The most durable thing in writing is style, and style is the single most valuable investment a writer can make with his time.”

“Chance of source language influencing the target language and that of the translator intervening onto the style of original writer are major challenges in literary translation.”

“I fancy I need more than another to speak (rather than write), with such a formidable tendency to the lapidary style. I build my house of boulders.”

“The old writer, like the old actor, is a master of his craft. Youthfulness of style is no more than a matter of technique.”

“First one should write no more or no less letters than the sound of the word requires. Second, one should write as one speaks and not try to pay attention to the style of other writers, particularly academicians.”

“Mere talk makes drama and spectacle unlikely — unless the talk becomes heated and excessive. So it becomes excessive. Not every show features the Crossfire-style food-fight, but it is a tendency on all shows.”

“All those whom for style is not a game but a labor.”

“It is the limitation of means that determine style, gives rise to new forms and makes creativity possible.”

“Also, I didn’t trust any guy who used more styling products than I did.”