murder your darlings

English

Etymology

Possibly first used by Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863–1944) during a series of lectures at the University of Cambridge, later published in book form.[1]

Verb

murder your darlings (third-person singular simple present murders your darlings, present participle murdering your darlings, simple past and past participle murdered your darlings)

Alternative form of kill one's darlings
- 1916, Arthur Quiller-Couch, “On Style”, in On The Art of Writing‎:
  Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it — whole-heartedly — and delete it before sending your manuscript to press. Murder your darlings.

References

Arthur Quiller-Couch (1916), “On Style”, in On the Art of Writing‎

[1] Arthur Quiller-Couch (1916), “On Style”, in On the Art of Writing‎

单词	murder your darlings
释义	murder your darlings English Etymology Possibly first used by Arthur Quiller-Couch (1863–1944) during a series of lectures at the University of Cambridge, later published in book form.[1] Verb murder your darlings (third-person singular simple present murders your darlings, present participle murdering your darlings, simple past and past participle murdered your darlings) Alternative form of kill one's darlings 1916, Arthur Quiller-Couch, “On Style”, in On The Art of Writing‎: Whenever you feel an impulse to perpetrate a piece of exceptionally fine writing, obey it — whole-heartedly — and delete it before sending your manuscript to press. Murder your darlings. References Arthur Quiller-Couch (1916), “On Style”, in On the Art of Writing‎
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