Quote: your true readers
Novels don’t just spring out of the ground with the right amount of water and sunlight. It’s more like mining deep and dark and dangerous caverns for something precious and rare.
Quotes
Quote: trying and failing
“Next to trying and winning, the next best thing is trying and failing.” I love this quote from Anne of Green Gables, one of my favorite books.
Quote: Throw your TV set away
If the world had more book shelves filled with books and less TV sets, it would be a merrier place.
Quote: We shall not cease from exploration
Whether you’re a novelist, a world traveler, a stock boy, or a single mom, don’t cease exploring. Every day has some treasure to uncover. If only we have eyes to see it.
Quote: The truth Fear tells…
The way we share truth is often as important as the truth we share. Thank you, Mr. MacDonald, for reminding me of that.
Quote: dull pencil joke
A light hearted quote. Don’t take this “writing advice” too seriously. This dull pencil joke shows that even writers can poke fun at themselves.
Quote: Wiser Sons
Reflections on the quote by Alexander Pope: We think our fathers fools, so wise we grow. Our wiser sons, no doubt will think us so.
Quote: The first reading
“We do not enjoy a story fully at the first reading.” So says C.S. Lewis in his essay “On Stories”. What about you? Are you a re-reader?
