Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

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Wednesday, March 3, 2004

Dare to write...

I dip in and out of debates and arguments about what blogging is--from an intense chat room to a place for aspiring writers to grow and develop vs. bloggers who want only very polished work to show up here. I take the middle road, believing this is a place to grow and to develop. In many ways... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 2, 2004

...deprivation...

Sometimes the process of writing feels like personal deprivation--giving up of time and energy and risking what others may think or say about your work. May Sarton captures a much deeper meaning of deprivation as a writer, a meaning that transcends the inherent costs of the writing process....... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 1, 2004

This is one I've shared before....but it helps on a day when I am....

...still fighting illness.... "Faith is putting all your eggs in God's basket, then counting your blessings before they hatch."-Ramona C. Carroll Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, February 26, 2004

I wish, as a writer, that it was....

...always possible to hold on to this bit of wisdom. Why is it so easy to get blocked or to doubt that you are really a writer. I have heard of writers with many well-received books to their credit, who worry with each new book that they won't be able to write anymore. "Patience and perserverence... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, February 24, 2004

We are each a light....

"A candle loses none of its light by lighting another candle."- Author Unknown Sign in to see full entry.

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