Solitude has always been my companion through life. People came and went, but solitude stayed. I don’t mean the solitude of loneliness, but rather the solitude of the spirit, which may well exist even when we are surrounded by others, even when we share a bed with someone. It shouldn’t come as a surprise to … Continue reading Reflections On Solitude
1 “I cannot remember the books I’ve read any more than the meals I have eaten; even so, they have made me.” — Ralph Waldo Emerson 2 “We don’t need a list of rights and wrongs, tables of dos and don’ts: we need books, time, and silence. Thou shalt not is soon forgotten, but Once … Continue reading 10 Thought-Provoking Quotes About Reading That Will Inspire You
INTERVIEWER What would you consider the best intellectual training for the would-be writer? HEMINGWAY Let’s say that he should go out and hang himself because he finds that writing well is impossibly difficult. Then he should be cut down without mercy and forced by his own self to write as well as he can for … Continue reading The Best Intellectual Training For a Writer According to Ernest Hemingway
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