• An author is often obscure to the reader because they proceed from the thought to expression than like the reader from the expression to the thought.

  Nicolas Chamfort
  French writer, journalist and playwright 1741-1794
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Subjects in these quotes:

1. expression
2. because
3. proceed
4. thought

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An author is often obscure to the reader because they proceed from the thought to expression than like the reader from the expression to the thought. by : Nicolas Chamfort

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