September 2020 – catsignal

Quotable 379

One must be ruthless with one’s own writing or someone else will be.
– John Berryman

over my head
airplane does
touch-and-goes

Writing is thinking. To write well is to think clearly. That’s why it’s so hard.
– David McCullough

dry eyes
all my tears
in a bottle

A novel should be an experience and convey an emotional truth rather than arguments.
– Joyce Cary

unwelcome human –
raccoon herds her kits
off the porch

If you are going to write about a culture not your own, you have a heavy burden to do your research, be respectful and get it right.
– Ellen Oh

nearly midnight –
spare cat growls
at something she’s treed

I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I’m afraid of.
– Joss Whedon

new calendar page
time to pretend
this blog still lives