In my own time there have been inventions of this sort, transparent windows tubes for diffusing warmth equally through all parts of a building short-hand, which has been carried to such a perfection that a writer can keep pace with the most rapid speaker. But the inventing of such things is drudgery for the lowest slaves philosophy lies deeper. It is not her office to teach men how to use their hands. The object of her lessons is to form the soul.
Quotes about short-hand (3 Quotes)
Genius makes its observations in short-hand; talent writes them out at length.
Hollywood likes short-hand pitches for a film. 'Speed' could be pitched as 'Die Hard on a bus,' ... Remakes are the ultimate short-hand pitch. In 20 years when someone wants to remake 'Speed' they'll just say 'It's Speed.'