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?
Quotes
Quote: Classic Books
I love classics. Classic music, classic paintings, and of course, classic books. That said, I’ve not read nearly as many of the classic books as I would like. Of those I have gotten the chance to read, Brothers Karamazov, The Count of Monte Cristo, Little Women, A Tale of Two Cities, The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The …
Quote: book stores and rainy days
Cinnamon ice cream and pumpkin pie, baseball and summer, Batman and Robin. There are certain combinations that just bring out the best in each other, where the sum is so much greater than the parts. And reading and rainy days are one of those. However, this little quote I found shows that there can be …
Quote: The worst thing you write
I have no idea where this quote comes from. But this writing quote is simple and direct. Sitting around and thinking is part of writing, but at the end of the day, writers write. That’s all there is to it. As with most of these quotes, this one’s as much for myself as everyone else. But …
Churchill writing quote
Winston Churchill’s phenomenal statesmanship was built upon a bulwark of words. He was one of the most pithy figures in all of history and that is never more on display than in this quote about writing. Churchill, author of 43 books, certainly knew a thing or two about writing and I think most every author …
Quote: A house without books
“A house without books is like a room without windows.” Horace Mann The more I read and muck about with words, the most amazed I am by the simple act of printed pages, bound in lovely tomes. The profundity of the fact that the weight of worlds sits on my shelves is not lost upon …
Quote: The best compromise is today
Have you been putting off working on that project? Having that conversation? Submitting that application? Why do we wait on dreams and on what’s most important in life? I believe it was Woody Allen who wrote that some people “tiptoe through life only to arrive safely at death.” That is not to say that sometimes God …
Quote: The Secret of Happiness
Okay, this one is a little less inspirational than most of the quotes I put up, but it made me smile. Apparently the lesson here is that the secret of happiness is not found on signs or billboards.
