If you here require a practical rule of me, I will present you with this: 'Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it - whole-heartedly - and delete it before sending your manuscript to press.'
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"If you here require a practical rule of me, I will present you with this: 'Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it - whole-heartedly - and delete it before sending your manuscript to press.'" — Arthur Quiller-Couch
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If you here require a practical rule of me, I will present you with this: 'Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it - whole-heartedly - and delete it before sending your manuscript to press.' — Arthur Quiller-Couch
About Arthur Quiller-Couch
Arthur Quiller-Couch was a Writer from United Kingdom (1863–1944).
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Who said "If you here require a practical rule of me, I will present you with this: 'When…"?
This quote is attributed to Arthur Quiller-Couch, a Writer from United Kingdom.
When did Arthur Quiller-Couch live?
Arthur Quiller-Couch lived from 1863 – 1944.