Leo Tolstoy
Novelist, Philosopher
"Music is the shorthand of emotion."
Shorthand quotes
Shorthand
9 quotes on this topic — from poets, philosophers, and thinkers across history.
J. R. R. Tolkien
Novelist, Scholar
"A friend of mine tells that I talk in shorthand and then smudge it."
Gore Vidal
Writer, Essayist, Playwright
"Apparently, 'conspiracy stuff' is now shorthand for unspeakable truth."
Walter Hill
Film Director, Screenwriter
"When you get into making movies, then the physical mundane reality of life must be presented. But in comics you can jack it up and work in shorthand."
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