He who writes carelessly confesses thereby at the very outset that he does not attach much importance to his own thoughts.
– Arthur Schopenhauer
Tag: thoughts
#quikfic 46
Spring and its storms came. But the ghosts went silent and troubled us no more as we exchanged our weary thoughts for the garden.
Quotable 124
Before you learn to write well, to trust yourself as a writer, you will have to learn to be patient in the presence of your own thoughts.
– Verlyn Klinkenborg
Quotable 56
We think in language. And so the quality of our thoughts and ideas can only be as good as the quality of our language.
– George Carlin
Pen to Paper: ‘This is Water’
The text for today’s lesson is a commencement address David Foster Wallace gave at Kenyon College in 2005. Despite having skipped both of my college graduation ceremonies, I have a fondness for reading good commencement speeches. Read Wallace’s now, and then come back for my take on what it means for writers.