Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Saturday, July 10, 2004

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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Thursday, July 8, 2004

Writine as an endurance contest?

"Writing a book is an endurance contest, and a war fought against yourself, because writing is beastly hard work which one would just as soon not do. Keep at it! The one talent that's indispensable to a writer is persistence. You must write the book, else there is no book. It will not finish itself.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, July 6, 2004

I don't think I will ever master the art of indifference....

...not that I really want too. I agree with Mr. Joyce that the artist/writer is interwoven with his or her work in a way that is intrinsic and inextricable. Yet I am not sure that the writer is inherently indifferent....And many of us believe that God is everything but indifferent! "The artist, like... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, July 5, 2004

'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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Sunday, July 4, 2004

America....

Have a wonderful July 4th everyone! 'Tis a day to focus on celebrating our nation. "America is another name for opportunity."-Ralph Waldo Emerson Sign in to see full entry.

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