Alain-René Lesage Quotes

It's as clear as the balls on a tall dog.

If one could only say just once: 'this is clear', all would be saved

I'm a straightforward person. I like to be direct with people.

I'm a really easy guy to read.

Make subtlety obvious.

You know what? The obvious is obvious for a reason.

Plain as a nose in a man's face.

I've always liked simplicity.

I delight not in spreading any thing mysterious, for I consider it all lost time; but the things that all of us can see and know if we will.

I don't want to be mysterious.

It is what it is, and it ain't nothin' else... Everything is clearly, openly, plainly delivered.

In saying what is obvious, never choose cunning. Yelling works better.

It's not very hard to be clever. It's far harder to be simple, obvious, and meaningful.

The words of truth are simple.

If you are out to describe the truth, leave elegance to the tailor.

It pays to be obvious, especially if you have a reputation for subtlety.

I've never been a fan of euphemism.

I want my prose to be as clear as a pane of glass.

Don't be too clever for an audience. Make it obvious. Make the subtleties obvious also.

I see no reason for recording the obvious.

I speak as simply as possible because the issue is too great to be obscured by eloquence.

I believe that things can be expressed very powerfully through simplicity.

That's the attitude I approach everything with: I don't want there to be a lot of dressing on anything.

I prefer things nice and simple.

Stained glass, engraved glass, frosted glass; give me plain glass.