Ben Jonson Quotes About Writing

Quotes about: Writing

• I remember, the players have often mentioned it as an honour to Shakespeare, that in his writing (whatsoever he penned) he never plotted out a line. My answer hath been, would he had blotted a thousand.

  Ben Jonson

  Writing, Player, Lines

  Timber: or Discoveries made upon Men and Matter (published 1640).

• Who casts to write a living line, must sweat.

  Ben Jonson

  Writing, Sweat, Lines

  Ben Jonson, William Gifford (1859). “The works of Ben Jonson”, p.693

• For a man to write well, there are required three necessaries: to read the best authors, observe the best speakers, and much exercise of his own style.

  Ben Jonson

  Writing, Exercise, Men

  Timber: or Discoveries made upon Men and Matter (published 1640).

• Ready writing makes not good writing, but good writing brings on ready writing.

  Ben Jonson

  Writing, Good Writing, Ready

  Timber: or Discoveries made upon Men and Matter (published 1640).

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