Quote of The Week

"If your goal is to achieve true mastery of English prose, read Gibbon and Orwell, then shoot yourself."

Quoted by Quade Winter in the New York Times

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Links

Read and hear David’s weekly radio essays:  wshu.org

Classical music and commentary, with audio:  wshu.org

National Public Radio: npr.org

American Society of Journalists & Authors:  asja.org

Useful interactive website for writers and readers:  readerville.com

Richard Mitchell Home Page (on words and language):  sourcetext.com

Writing/sabbatical retreat to rent in the South of France (pictured below)Saint Quentin House

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