Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Saturday, February 9, 2008

..."language raised to the Nth power"...

This is a wonderful analogy. Sometimes poems feel like they get into the very stream of my blood turning the calm waters into rolling rapids... "Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, February 8, 2008

Are we writing literature?

Oh my! I love this definition of what literature is....It broadens and deepens my idea of what it is, and raises the hope that we can all aspire to the writing of it..... "The test of literature is, I suppose, whether we ourselves live more intensely for the reading of it." -Elizabeth Drew Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 7, 2008

Time....

There is time for our writing, but we have to jump into the process, taking whatever time we have (whether it be moments stolen from a busy life running by like a waterfall or the great gulps of time found in days that stretch out like a still quiet lake.). "...time yet for a hundred indecisions,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, February 6, 2008

Do you think much about beginnings....

I think it's the time right before you begin writing that is the scariest. Once you've started, it can be oh so exciting to see where words will take you this time! "You know...that a blank wall is an apalling thing to look at. The wall of a museum - a canvas - a piece of film - or a guy sitting in... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Back to my resolution to begin letter writing again,

even if no one writes back. Here is an interesting quote from a famous person of the past who was frustrated with someone for not writing back... "I write to you out of turn, and believe I must adopt the rule of only writing when I am written to, in hopes that may provoke more frequent... Sign in to see full entry.

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