Mateo
- Too many people think the grass is greener somewhere else but grass is green where you water it, remember that.
... See moreThere's a writer in England called Colin Wilson who became known as a translator of the philosophers and thinkers of the 20th century. He was able to write them in such a way that everybody else could understand those great minds. He had a facility for understanding and then passing on the information—he was a medium.
I like to flatter myself that’s
Seriousness saddles the work with a burden. It misses the playful side of being human. The chaotic exuberance of being present in the world. The lightness of pure enjoyment for enjoyment’s sake.
from The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
- Mice: How can a writer train himself?
Y.C.: Watch what happens today. If we get into a fish see exactly what it is that everyone does. If you get a kick out of it while he is jumping remember back until you see exactly what the action was that gave you the emotion. Whether it was the rising of the line from the water and the way it tightened like a... See morefrom Monologue to the Maestro | Esquire | OCTOBER 1935
“Mountains should be climbed with as little effort as possible, and without desire. The reality of your own nature should determine the speed. If you become restless, speed up. If you become winded, slow down. You climb the mountain in an equilibrium between restlessness and exhaustion.”
— Robert Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
One thing I don’t like about computers in the home is they cheat people out of the experience of becoming. The important life experiences are food, sex, but also becoming. And this involves reading, studying, practicing an art, whatever.
— Kurt Vonnegut, 1999
“A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficient
... See more- Mice: What do you mean by good writing as opposed to bad writing?
Your correspondent: Good writing is true writing. If a man is making a story up it will be true in proportion to the amount of knowledge of life that he has and how conscientious he is; so that when he makes something up it is as it would truly be. If he doesn’t know how many people ... See morefrom Monologue to the Maestro | Esquire | OCTOBER 1935
