"Many times, what people call 'writer's block' is the confusion that happens when a writer has a great idea, but their writing skill is not up to the task of putting that idea down on paper. I think that learning the craft of writing is critical."

-- Pearl Cleage

#Block Quotes #Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes

“In Europe art has to a large degree taken the place of religion. In America it seems rather to be science.”
“I was the new boy. It was like joining a new class at school where everybody knows everybody else but me.”
“We shall understand that when waiting is rightly comprehended, it is a deliciousness that is already indeed a wink of bliss.”
“There are always those who would put on armour and go into battle. but the real genius is in finding a way to get what you desire without dying for it.”
“I found that many gifted people are so afraid of writing a poor story that they cannot summon the nerve to write a single sentence for months. The thing to say to such people is: "See how *bad* a story you can write. See how dull you can be. Go ahead. That would be fun and interesting. I will give you ten dollars if you can write something thoroughly dull from beginning to end!" And of course, no one can.”
“The secret weapon is cucumber.' Solange sat all the way up. 'Jasmine, cover your ears.' MaryAnn, Juliette and Jasmine burst out laughing. 'Sheesh, Solange. Get your mind out of the gutter.' 'MY mind is just fine, thank you. It's MaryAnn's I'm concerned about.' 'You put them on your eyes,' MaryAnn said, laughing even harder.”
“Once one has attained a high level of success at any pursuit and especially an unorthodox pursuit like rowing, one develops a number of generally self-congratulatory half-truths to explain how it happened that he ascended to that particular pinnacle. Often because original motivations don't seem to have much in common with the eventual success, the real and rationalized motivations are difficult to separate.”
“Life sucks order from a sea of disorder.”

Source : James Gleick (2011). “Chaos: Making a New Science”, p.326, Open Road Media

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