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Read & copy the quotation
“At any rate see that it be your own, and not another's; on no other terms will the world listen to it.”
- Date
- 1891
Meaning of “At any rate see that it be your…”
Distinctive style is tied to ownership of thought and expression: the writer is urged to develop a voice grounded in genuine perception rather than borrowed manner.
Where does it come from?
The Principles of Success in Literature, chapter on Style, Project Gutenberg #10420; the sentence concludes a warning against imitation and affected literary manner.
