July 2019 – catsignal

Quotable 331

Four basic premises of writing: clarity, brevity, simplicity and humanity.
– William Zinsser

you and I
connected
by syllables

Art is a summoning of attention. To create it requires the highest directed focus, as does experiencing it.
– Sven Birkerts

white line at road’s edge –
dead possum lies
in its own blood

A writer is a descendant of other writers.
– Octavio Paz

amish buggy sign –
distant city illumines
oncoming clouds

Books aren’t about places or premises, just like watching sports isn’t about the stadium or the sponsors. It’s about the people.
– J.S. Morin

heavy cat
watches squirrels
through the window

Treat all your secondary characters like they think the book’s about them.
– Jocelyn Hughes

petting the neighbor dog
who is missing her human –
another bacon treat