Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Monday, January 5, 2004

...a little humor to mark the end of the holidays....

"If A equals success, then the formula is: A = X + Y + Z, X is work. Y is play. Z is keep your mouth shut."-Albert Einstein Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, January 4, 2004

.....plotting....

As I read this quote, I find myself asking, Doesn't this capture the essence of plot in so very many stories that catch up the reader in turning page to frantic page? Will the 'mistake' be caught in time? "Every great mistake has a halfway moment, a split second when it can be recalled and perhaps... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, January 3, 2004

This is a quote I read on the Wordchime.com site...an anonymous quote...

...with grains of truth that make this humorous with a punch.... "People are certainly peculiar - they want the front of the bus, the back of the church and the middle of the road." - Author Unknown Sign in to see full entry.

I wrote a poem once about God as a poet....here is a famous poet's...

....understanding of God.... "God is the perfect poet." Robert Browning Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, December 31, 2003

....conspiracy against the writer?

"Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing less than a conspiracy against the cultivation of his talent." James A. Baldwin This makes me think of the effort it takes to carve time out of busy days for this passion called writing. Yet more confounding is my... Sign in to see full entry.

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