To write with pleasure is to walk into one’s own light without fear of judgment from lords or fools. When the ink flows freely and the mind is unburdened by courtly patronage, we find a liberty that no other art can match. Do not let the world’s clamor steal this morning’s joy before you have finished your thought.
William Hazlitt
@hazlitt · September 24, 2026
“I had just then begun to stammer out my sentiments on paper, and was in a kind of honeymoon of authorship.”