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Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking. - Jessamyn West
“But always, to her, red and green cabbages were to be jade and burgundy, chrysoprase and prophyry. Life has no weapons against a woman like that.” ~ Edna Ferber
"It was the dance of all fulfillment I now held and knew deeply, cancelling my forgotten fear of strangeness and catastrophe." ~Wilson Harris, The Palace of the Peacock
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Word CollectorI read a lot and I like to collect quotes and excerpts. You can find a collection of them here.
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