writin writin
past the shiny brass steampunk aerators.
Taffy Brodesser-Akner • Long Island Compromise
Love how it just amounts to an aesthetic to her
It feels harder to write than it should. It feels easier to write than it should, as well.
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone • This Is How You Lose the Time War
Can’t ever get this image out of my head…
Great writers write musically. https://t.co/J8wDku8r62
I used to struggle w needing to be “creative” or “original” in my work. At some point I had a breakthrough that really helped me: I cannot repeat an idea, no matter how basic or common, without imparting some of my worldview into it.
There is a time for any fledgling artist where one’s taste exceeds one’s abilities. The only way to get through this period is to make things anyway.
Gabrielle Zevin • Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel
!!!!!!!!!!
If you ask people what they think, they start thinking, and that’s how wars start.
Fredrik Backman • The Answer Is No: A Short Story
The sun set. The stars rose. (They are a rose, right? Or something? Dante said that.)
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone • This Is How You Lose the Time War
To allow yourself to play with another person is no small risk. It means allowing yourself to be open, to be exposed, to be hurt. It is the human equivalent of the dog rolling on its back—I know you won’t hurt me, even though you can. It is the dog putting its mouth around your hand and never biting down. To play requires trust and love.