Further thoughts on style

To imitate another man's style is like wearing a mask, which, be it never so fine, is not long in arousing disgust and abhorrence, because it is lifeless; so that even the ugliest living face is better.

- Arthur Schopenhauer, The Art of Literature

The truth about style (and vice versa)

If, being a coward, I take on a heroic tone, I am committing a stylistic mistake.

- Witold Gombrowicz (transl. Lillian Vallee), 'Against Poets'

InDefinition - GUEST ENTRY

writing style, n. 'a bow tie about a throat cancer'

- Samuel Beckett (to Aidan Higgins)

I like

the New Yorker's style guide for diphthongs like coöpting, naïve and deëmphasize.* Full marks for clarity - even if it does look a little weird.

* in't that one brilliant?