August 2018 – catsignal

Quotable 283

Art stands on the shoulders of craft, which means that to get to the art, you must master the craft.
– Ann Patchett

restaurant –
ambulance lights flash
on framed photos

First learn to be a craftsman; it won’t keep you from being a genius.
– Eugène Delacroix

she lies down on
her toy mouse
game over

To begin impatiently is the worst mistake a writer can make.
– Antony Beevor

low pressure
brings high pressure –
grass fires

The most authentic endings are the ones which are already revolving towards another beginning.
– Sam Shepard

graves are everywhere –
they just have to be
opened

I work on the assumption, or the fear, that the reader will stop reading if I stop being interesting.
– Clive James