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Quotable 329

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

Self-trust is the first secret of success.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson

cataloging
what has been taken
what remains

I think the whole glory of writing lies in the fact that it forces us out of ourselves and into the lives of others.
– Sherwood Anderson

german shepherd
sits tall in porch chair
watching the traffic