To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies.


"Miss Jewett" ~ Originally published as the Preface to The Best Stories of Sarah Orne Jewett (1925) - Not Under Forty (1936)

Willa Cather Quotes

To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a...

To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a...

To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a...

To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a...