History of Writing/locations and Timeframes

Famous quotes containing the words history of, history and/or writing:

“The history of philosophy is to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments.”
—William James (1842–1910)

“Every literary critic believes he will outwit history and have the last word.”
—Mason Cooley (b. 1927)

“One of the few things I know about writing is this: spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time. Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book; give it, give it all, give it now.”
—Annie Dillard (b. 1945)