"I am irritated by my own writing. I am like a violinist whose ear is true, but whose fingers refuse to reproduce precisely the sound he hears within."
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“By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
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2 comments:
Ah. THAT's what I've been feeling lately. In the journey from brain cell to fingertip, my stories seem to be losing their "magic."
At least I'm not alone.
Thanks, Josephine!
Oooh, Precie, did not know you swung by the QIW blog as well. There's lots of thought provoking and hopefully inspirational quotes that have helped me, so I figured they'd help others as well.
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