Quotes About Turns of phrase

We scribbled down writers' reflections on life, discovered the joys of describing ourselves to ourselves with shimmering turns of phrase, 'existence is to drink oneself without thirst.' We were overcome by nausea and a feeling of the absurd.

Don't trust a writer who gives out advice. Writers are suckers for pretty turns of phrase with only the ring of truth.

I retain characters more often than plot, but what seems to happen is that I latch on to specific moments, turns of phrase, and dialogue as touchstones for me to recall what happened in the book. Kind of like freeze-frame.