Jessamyn West Quotes

Teaching is the royal road to learning.
Jessamyn West

Learning, Road, Teaching

The basic essential of a great actor is that he loves himself in acting.
Jessamyn West

Great, Acting, Himself

The source of one's joy is also often the source of one's sorrow.
Jessamyn West

Joy, Often, Sorrow

The West is color. Its colors are animal rather than vegetable, the colors of earth and sunlight and ripeness.
Jessamyn West

Rather, Earth, Color

You read a book from beginning to end. You run a business the opposite way. You start with the end, and then you do everything you must to reach it.
Jessamyn West

Business, End, Book

Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.
Jessamyn West

Family, Society, Alone

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: July 18, 1902

Died: February 23, 1984

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