As it's Gertrude Stein's birthday today -- her 143rd -- my quote comes from her The Making of Americans: I am writing for myself and strangers. This is the only …
Writing Quotes and Other Literary Fun
365 Great Quotes from Women
More Wisdom from Nora Ephron, from her commencement address to the 1996 class at Wellesley, via the Washington Post: Maybe young women don’t wonder whether they …
365 Great Quotes from Women
Day #5 of writing in earnest, and a little humor is in order: You know, it's hard work to write a book. I can't tell you how many times I really get going on an …
365 Great Quotes from Women
Day #4 of writing in earnest, and here is a bit of terrific advice: The only way you can write the truth is to assume that what you set down will never be read. …
365 Great Quotes from Women
Day #2 of writing in earnest: Make up a story... For our sake and yours forget your name in the street; tell us what the world has been to you in the dark …
365 Great Quotes from Women
Another from my fave, Eleanor Roosevelt, whose "My Day" column was among the most popular in the country: Do what you feel in your heart to be right–for you’ll …
365 Great Quotes from Women
Today's, from Toni Morrison, for those of who, like me, are trying to settle into writing despite everything: “If there's a book that you want to read, but it …
365 Great Quotes from Women
I do hope that as you enjoy this quote you will zoom in on the little sign on this boat. I took this photo in Monterey, CA -- and I did not actually see the …
365 Great Quotes from Women
And on a J.K. Rowling streak to match my Jane Austen streak last week: It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and …
365 Great Quotes from Women
Today's quote, from Harry Potter fans: It is our choices ... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities." - J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the …
