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Running the White House was exclusively Eleanor’s domain, part of the balance of power she and FDR had achieved. And given her extensive public commitments, she was determined to have someone assist her who was loyal and trustworthy. Social awareness, an ability to cook, even a knowledge of food and wine were secondary. The assistant she chose was
... See moreJean Edward Smith • FDR
So what would a prose literature devoted to illness sound like? Perhaps it could only exist in the form of the essay, of which genre Woolf’s opening sentence is both an elegant part-for-whole and a less than obvious parody.
Literary Hub • On a Wonderful, Beautiful, Almost Failed Sentence By Virginia Woolf
Originality is fragile. And, in its first moments, it’s often far from pretty. This is why I call early mock-ups of our films “ugly babies.” They are not beautiful, miniature versions of the adults they will grow up to be. They are truly ugly: awkward and unformed, vulnerable and incomplete. They need nurturing—in the form of time and patience—in o
... See moreAmy Wallace • Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration
Older, larger, and unpleasantly fleshy.
Madeline Miller • The Song of Achilles: A Novel
How To Create an Anti-Canon With Mindy Seu – ZORA ZINE
Keller, who struggled so valiantly to learn to speak, has been made mute by history.
James W. Loewen • Lies My Teacher Told Me
I write in longhand with a ballpoint pen on yellow legal pads. As with FDR, Mrs. Frye reads what I have written, transfers it to typescript, and presents me with clean copy every morning. She has typed at least a dozen drafts of every chapter, and does so faultlessly and without complaint. I have been privileged to work with her.