Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Tuesday, April 10, 2007

The hard work of writing....

This makes me ponder the hours and months and years that go into the making of a writer. Whatever else you do to become a writer, one must write and write and then write some more. What joy when the result LOOKs effortless. "It's none of their business that you have to learn to write. Let them think... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 9, 2007

This is a good reason to journal if ever there was one....

There are times in my life when I have kept a notebook beside my bed to wake and write ideas stirring around in my mind in the middle of the night.... "Write down the thoughts of the moment. Those that come unsought for are commonly the most valuable."- Sir Francis Bacon Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 7, 2007

Does writing ever feel like cooking to you?

I often find myself using the analogy between the two. Here is a light-hearted quote that uses the comparison.... "Writing is like cooking...if you spill something, you should make it look like part of the act."-Jon Keeble Sign in to see full entry.

Friday, April 6, 2007

Here is an interesting way...

...to view what we write. "Imagine the text not as a story, but as a score; imagine the reader as its performer."-Leonard Fein Sign in to see full entry.

I have been thinking a lot about faith versus fear...

...and this quote is a wonderful take on the choices we all have to make as we put one foot in front of the other day after day. "Every tomorrow has two handles. We can take hold of it with the handle of anxiety or the handle of faith."-Henry Ward Beecher Sign in to see full entry.

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