December 2011
63 posts
“It’s possible, in a poem or a short story, to write about commonplace things and...”
– Raymond Carver (via wordpainting)
“There is only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and...”
– Aldous Huxley (via misswallflower)
“The happiest people are those who think the most interesting thoughts. Those who...”
– William Phelps (via venebelle)
“A short story must have a single mood and every sentence must build towards it.”
– Edgar Allan Poe (via bookoasis)
“The very impulse to write springs from an inner chaos crying for order
— for...”
– Arthur Miller (via pavorst)
“No citizen has a right to be an amateur in the matter of physical training…what...”
– Socrates (via nathanielstuart)
“But there are moments when one has to choose between living one’s own life,...”
– Oscar Wilde, Lady Windermere’s Fan (via bookoasis)
“No, no, I am but shadow of myself;
You are deceived, my substance is not here;...”
– William Shakespeare, Henry VI, Part 1 (via liquidnight)