Quotes on Writing and Life: Celeste's reflections

By Celeste632 - About Me - E-mail this page - Add to My Favorites - Add to Blog List - See other blogs in On Writing

Friday, May 21, 2004

I love letters....

I love letters--both writing them and receiving them. As all of my kids are getting out of the toddler/preschooler age, I suddenly find I have free moments with enough zest left in me to cherish shopping for interesting stationary and cards again. I love the smell and feel of the fancy papers....... Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Celeste632 at 4:57 AM | add or view comments (1) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Tuesday, May 18, 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.

posted by Celeste632 at 10:36 AM | add or view comments (2) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Sunday, May 16, 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.

posted by Celeste632 at 12:16 PM | add or view comments (2) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Friday, May 14, 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.

posted by Celeste632 at 4:43 AM | add or view comments (0) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

Wednesday, May 12, 2004

When we are lost in fear and doubt....

...I think this quote captures the dilemma. "Doubt is a pain too lonely to know that faith is his twin brother."-Kahlil Gibran Sign in to see full entry.

posted by Celeste632 at 10:48 AM | add or view comments (1) | leave calling card | link to this | view only this entry

April 2025
SMTWTFS
303112345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
27282930123
45678910
Aug | Newest | May
About this Blog

Commentary and reflections on the wisdom writers and great thinkers bless us with....

Recent Entries
Blogs
Links

Headlines (What is this?)