On this cold, cold day....
...oh how I would like to curl up with that cup of tea and a very long book.... "You can't get a cup of tea big enough or a book long enough to suit me." C. S. Lewis Sign in to see full entry.
Saturday, February 7, 2004
Friday, February 6, 2004
Wonderful advice...
...and definitely worth considering as words to live by--especially for writers. "The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality.... Sign in to see full entry.
Thursday, February 5, 2004
I feel a bit creaky and old...
...on this cold snowy morning. This sentiment gives the feelings a positive reframe... 'To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.'-Amos Bronson Alcott Sign in to see full entry.
Wednesday, February 4, 2004
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.
Tuesday, February 3, 2004
..."language raised to the Nth power"...
This is a wonderful analogy. Sometimes poems feel like they get into the very stream of my blood turning the calm waters into rolling rapids... "Poetry is ordinary language raised to the Nth power. Poetry is boned with ideas, nerved and blooded with emotions, all held together by the delicate, tough... Sign in to see full entry.