Burn, Drink, Trust, And Read
Burn, Drink, Trust, And Read “Age appears to be best in four things; old wood best to burn, old wine to drink, old friends to trust, and old authors to read.”–Francis Bacon
Bonkers When We Read A Novel
Bonkers When We Read A Novel “While we read a novel, we are insane—bonkers. We believe in the existence of people who aren’t there, we hear their voices… Sanity returns (in most cases) when the book is closed.”–Ursula K. Le Guin
Sublime Fool Wrestling Creative Muses
Sublime Fool Wrestling Creative Muses “If you want to write, if you want to create, you must be the most sublime fool that God ever turned out and sent rambling. You must write every single day of your life. You must read dreadful dumb books and glorious books, and let them wrestle in beautiful fights inside your head, vulgar one moment, brilliant the next. You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes…
Briefly, Clearly, Picturesquely, And Accurately
“Put it before them briefly so they will read it, clearly so they will appreciate it, picturesquely so they will remember it, and above all, accurately so they will be guided by its light.”–Joseph Pulitzer
Literature
“The writer studies literature, not the world. He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will write.”–Annie Dillard