"Some poems take two to three years to finish. Rarely, a poem will arrive whole. It's nice when that happens. However, process has become so grueling for me over the past few years that when one of my students uses the word "inspiration" I practically shriek with laughter."

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Source : Source: www.redividerjournal.org

Cate Marvin

#Laughter Quotes #Nice Quotes #Inspiration Quotes

“Demon. Gremlin. Poltergeist. Ghost. Phantom. Spirit. Shadow. Ghoul. Devil. People are afraid of them, so they relegate their existence to stories, volumes of books that can be closed and put on the shelf or left behind at a bed and breakfast; they clench their eyes shut, so they will see no evil. But trust me when I tell you that the zebra is real. Somewhere, the zebra is dancing.”

Source : Garth Stein (2008). “The Art of Racing in the Rain”, Harper
“Luck relies on chance, labor on character.”
“They reached the carriage house. When she turned the knob, he got all critical again. â€œWhy isnâ€™t this door locked?â€ â€œItâ€™s Parrish. Thereâ€™s not much point.â€ â€œWe have crime here, just as any other place does. Keep this door locked from now on.â€ â€œLike thatâ€™s going to stop you. All youâ€™d have to do is give it one good kick, and â€“ â€œ â€œNot from me, you ninny!â€ â€œI hate to be the one to break the bad news, but if they find my body, youâ€™re the one with the biggest grudge.â€ â€œItâ€™s impossible to hold a rational conversation with you.”
“Julia Roberts is a favorite. Everybody loves her in the Hollywood community. The public adores her.”
“Yes great people are always subject to persecution and always getting into straits.”
“Like most lit nerds, I'm a voracious reader. I never got enough poetry under my belt growing up but I do read it - some of my favorites, Gina Franco and Angela Shaw and Cornelius Eady and Kevin Young, remind me daily that unless the words sing and dance, what's the use of putting them down on paper.”
“That genius is feeble which cannot hold its own before the masterpieces of the world.”

Source : Thomas Wentworth Higginson (1871). “Atlantic Essays”, p.21
“Most people say, "Show, don't tell," but I stand by Show and Tell, because when writers put their work out into the world, they're like kids bringing their broken unicorns and chewed-up teddy bears into class in the sad hope that someone else will love them as much as they do.”

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