I love this quote from Harper Lee: I never expected any sort of success with "Mockingbird' ... I sort of hoped someone would like it enough to give me …
1stBooks
Harper Lee on Reading
One of my all-time favorite books is To Kill a Mockingbird, which I've written about my deep relationship with this novel in a short piece titled "My Summer …
Jane Austen on Reading
Today's quote, on reading, from Jane Austen: I declare after all there is no enjoyment like reading! How much sooner one tires of any thing than of a book! -- …
Jane Smiley on Reading
Today's quote, from Jane Smiley's Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel, which holds a prominent place on my books about books and writing shelf. Many people, …
Nora Ephron on Writing Parts for Women, on Women's Day
It's International Women's Day today -- a celebration that we have thanks to 15,000 women who gathered in New York’s Union Square on this day in 1908 to fight …
[Read more...] about Nora Ephron on Writing Parts for Women, on Women's Day
More Wisdom from Judy Blume
My only advice is to stay aware, listen carefully, and yell for help if you need it." - Judy Blume …
Wisdom from Judy Blume
Our finger prints don't fade from the lives we touch."- Judy Blume …
A Last Quote in Celebration of Suffrage
My last post in celebration of the Supreme Court upholding the 19th Amendment as constitutional, comes from Susan B. Anthony, which is where I started this …
[Read more...] about A Last Quote in Celebration of Suffrage
Right and Left Hands
Celebrating the 95th anniversary of the Supreme Court declaring the 19th Amendment constitutional this week, today's quote is again from a woman who fought for …
Suffrage Week Continues
Celebrating the 95th anniversary of the Supreme Court declaring the 19th Amendment constitutional this week, today's quote is again from a woman who fought for …