Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Friday, March 25, 2005

Quality vs. Quantity?

I think I should make this quote my motto as I work on increasing my quantity of writing each day.... "...quantity produces quality. Only if you do a lot will you ever be any good. If you do very little, you'll never have quality of idea or quality of output. The excitement and creativity comes from... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 23, 2005

This is a fun quote....

...and oh so true.... "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.

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Sunday, March 20, 2005

Juggling life with writing....

I'm packing to be away for a little family vacation the next couple of days....No computer access, but I'll take my notebook and some books. Will I get much done? This quote from one of my favorite authors illuminates the dilemma.... "I have to constantly balance "being a writer" with being a wife... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 18, 2005

'Imagination' is where we all begin as writers....

...and this playful quote captures the "child-side" of imagination for me. Hope you enjoy it too. "So you see, imagination needs moodling - long, inefficient, happy idling, dawdling and puttering."-Brenda Ueland Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 17, 2005

....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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