“Creativity isn’t far away, or outside of you. It’s an inner movement, a heart-shift, a joy making its way out of your throat or hands or feet. So go for it. No one’s watching. The payoff is magnificent.”~Margo Jefferson American writer and academic Margo Jefferson was born on this day in 1947.
“Most people are so busy knocking themselves out trying to do everything they think they should, they never get around to do what they want to do.”~Kathleen Winsor American author Kathleen Winsor was born on this day in 1919.
“If this world isn’t good enough for us then an afterlife won’t be enough.”~Fanny Howe American poet, novelist, and short story writer Fanny Howe was born on this day in 1940.
“The ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the dedicated communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction, true and false, no longer exists.”~Hannah Arendt German-American historian and philosopher Hannah Arendt was born on this day in 1906.
Lyryk woke to Biscuit’s cold, wet nose sniffling in her ear. Must you? She thought to the dog, grumpy at the rude awakening. Is time, came the reply. She reached over and shook Eliam’s shoulder, jerking back as he lashed out, anticipating his reaction. It wasn’t the first time she’d shaken him awake. He looked … Continue reading Framed, Part 4
“Music is gathering. Taking our scattered thoughts and senses and coalescing us back into our core. Music is powerful. The first few chords can change us where no self-help books can.”~Jane Siberry Canadian singer-songwriter, composer, musician, record producer, and poet Jane Siberry was born on this day in 1955.
“People do not change, they are merely revealed.”~Anne Enright Irish writer Anne Enright was born on this day in 1962.
“Love should be simple, but it’s not. Hate should be hard, but it’s easy.”~Tanya Tucker American country music singer and songwriter Tanya Tucker was born on this day in 1958.
“Only a thin partition separates the psychically normal from the diseased.”~Helene Deutsch Polish-American psychoanalyst Helene Deutsch was born on this day in 1884.
“Wings are freedom only when they are wide open in flight. On one’s back they are a heavy weight.”~Marina Tsvetaeva Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva was born on this day in 1892.
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