In the very act of writing I felt pleased with what I did. There was the pleasure of having words come to me, and the pleasure of ordering them, re-ordering them, weighing one against another. Pleasure also in the imagination of the story, the feeling that it could mean something. Mostly I was glad to find out that I could write at all. In writing you work toward a result you won’t see for years, and can’t be sure you’ll ever see. It takes stamina and self-mastery and faith. It demands those things of you, then gives them back with a little extra, a surprise to keep you coming. It toughens you and clears your head. I could feel it happening. I was saving my life with every word I wrote, and I knew it.
— Tobias Wolff, In Pharaoh’s Army: Memories of the Lost War
Related Posts
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true.
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.
— Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
In the end we’re all on a journey
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
In the end we’re all on a journey of sorts.
We wait for a sign or something that attracts our attention. Look for a deeper meaning to it all. That’s what poetry is for.
Searching.
— R.M. Engelhardt, The Last Cigarette: The Collected Poems Of R.M. Engelhardt 1989-2006
You cannot change anyone, but you can be
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
You cannot change anyone, but you can be the reason someone changes.
— Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
She was pure chaos with a touch of
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
She was pure chaos with a touch of disaster
and god damn did I love drama.
— ventum
In the end we’re all on a journey
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
In the end we’re all on a journey of sorts.
We wait for a sign or something that attracts our attention. Look for a deeper meaning to it all. That’s what poetry is for.
Searching.
— R.M. Engelhardt, The Last Cigarette: The Collected Poems Of R.M. Engelhardt 1989-2006
You cannot change anyone, but you can be
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
You cannot change anyone, but you can be the reason someone changes.
— Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
She was pure chaos with a touch of
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
She was pure chaos with a touch of disaster
and god damn did I love drama.
— ventum
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true.
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.
— Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
You cannot change anyone, but you can be
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
You cannot change anyone, but you can be the reason someone changes.
— Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
In the end we’re all on a journey
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
In the end we’re all on a journey of sorts.
We wait for a sign or something that attracts our attention. Look for a deeper meaning to it all. That’s what poetry is for.
Searching.
— R.M. Engelhardt, The Last Cigarette: The Collected Poems Of R.M. Engelhardt 1989-2006
She was pure chaos with a touch of
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
She was pure chaos with a touch of disaster
and god damn did I love drama.
— ventum
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true.
-
Posted by
- 0 comments
Be mindful. Be grateful. Be positive. Be true. Be kind.
— Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart