Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Thursday, August 2, 2007

What do you really mean?

This quote touches something deep within me. As a writer, I want to be understood. The best critiques don't necessarily tell me if my writing is good or bad. The most helpful critical reader gives me an idea of what the reader hears me saying--then I can see how close what they hear is to what I... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, August 1, 2007

Don't grow to be an eggplant....

This is a wonderful quote about imagination---the fuel behind a writer's creativity and productivity.... '"I doubt that the imagination can be suppressed. If you truly eradicated it in a child, he would grow up to be an eggplant."-Ursula K. Le Guin Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

This is definitely something to strive for....

Don't we always treasure the books that draw us to read them over and over. And what fulfillment as a writer to be an author of such a work! "Literature is the art of writing something that will be read twice."-Cyril Connolly Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 30, 2007

Wonderful advice for the writer...

...and definitely worth considering as words to live by--especially for writers. "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, July 9, 2007

Giving....

I think that 'giving' is something that writer's do--pouring joy and sweat and tears and life's blood on the pages... "Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think."- Author:Unknown Sign in to see full entry.

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