Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Saturday, January 21, 2006

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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Friday, January 20, 2006

We go to school for years and years and years....

...I like this quote that looks at the 'up' side of education, a lofty goal to aim for. "Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence."-Robert Frost Sign in to see full entry.

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Writing about yourself....

"Writing an autobiography and making a spiritual will are practically the same."-Sholem Aleichem Much of what I write and read on Blogit is essentially someone's autobiography. Even if we don't mean to share the condition of our souls, what we write and how we comment our responses to others may... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, January 18, 2006

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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Monday, January 16, 2006

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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