Famous Quotes | I do not correct my first...

I do not correct my first imaginings by my second—well, yes, perhaps a word or so, but only to vary, not to delete. I want to represent the course of my humors and I want people to see each part at its birth. - Michel de Montaigne
Attribution: Michel de Montaigne (1533–1592), French essayist. “Of the Resemblance of Children to Fathers,” The Essays (Les Essais), bk. II, ch. 37, Abel Langelier, Paris (1595).

Categories: Authenticity, Essayist, Sincerity, Writers And Writing

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