"They lived and laughed
and loved and left."- James Joyce
This is a on a card. The inside says "And the world will never be the same."
I collect cards, and lately, I have been buying sympathy cards. I love the simplicity and gravity of this quote. That last word "left" and what it implies is almost a surpise. I got all choked up when I read it. Part of its power is in the format. Two lines slow you down and tells you where to pause so you feel the repetition and rhythm of "and laughed / and loved and left."
and loved and left."- James Joyce
This is a on a card. The inside says "And the world will never be the same."
I collect cards, and lately, I have been buying sympathy cards. I love the simplicity and gravity of this quote. That last word "left" and what it implies is almost a surpise. I got all choked up when I read it. Part of its power is in the format. Two lines slow you down and tells you where to pause so you feel the repetition and rhythm of "and laughed / and loved and left."
"And I began that night, by the light of dozens of candles, to finally put on paper what was in my heart." - SARK, from Juicy Pens Thirsty Paper
I want this experience. SARK has taught me much about writing and not writing. Did she become a writer that night? Or was she born a writer? But a writer, in the words of SARK, is "one who writes," so maybe it is not until you start writing that you can call yourself a writer. I guess that makes sense.
I wonder if I light the candles the writing will come.
I want this experience. SARK has taught me much about writing and not writing. Did she become a writer that night? Or was she born a writer? But a writer, in the words of SARK, is "one who writes," so maybe it is not until you start writing that you can call yourself a writer. I guess that makes sense.
I wonder if I light the candles the writing will come.
"You never have to change anything you got up in the middle of the night to write." - Saul Bellow
This quote is in an insomnia journal that I use on nights when I struggle to sleep.
The contents of dreams and the ideas and words that arise during rest and relaxation are things meant to written. They come from the subconsious. They are real. They are true. They are magical. I have had those moments where I sit up in bed and absolutely need to grab a pen and paper and write the thought down. Since the experience happens without intentionally thinking or writing, the thoughts are generally simple and precise. Little bits of truth. Flawless statments. There is no struggle or deciding which word works best. There is no editing or revising. A moment of clarity.
This quote is in an insomnia journal that I use on nights when I struggle to sleep.
The contents of dreams and the ideas and words that arise during rest and relaxation are things meant to written. They come from the subconsious. They are real. They are true. They are magical. I have had those moments where I sit up in bed and absolutely need to grab a pen and paper and write the thought down. Since the experience happens without intentionally thinking or writing, the thoughts are generally simple and precise. Little bits of truth. Flawless statments. There is no struggle or deciding which word works best. There is no editing or revising. A moment of clarity.
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