October 2021 – catsignal

Quotable 428

Part of being a writer is getting yourself quiet enough and out of the way enough that the character can just speak.
– Callie Khouri

sunny day
not a cloud in the…
wait, there’s one

I don’t fire up the prose. I just tell it straight and don’t fool around with it.
– Raymond Carver

state fair ends –
passing shower
settles the dust

When you’re working very hard you’re not lonely; you are the whole damn world.
– Shelby Foote

new light bulb
behind speedometer –
nighttime luxury

Writing doesn’t get easier with time; every novel is a first novel.
– John le Carré

night drive
guessing at what
the speedometer says