Every day we slaughter our finest impulses. That is why we get a heartache when we read those lines written by the hand of a master and recognize them as our own, as the tender shoots which we stifled because we lacked the faith to believe in our own powers, our own criterion of truth [...]
We all create every day, they say. It’s true: we do. You do. And yet: there’s more. I’ve heard it, felt it, sung it, seen it. It’s art in small letters, it’s art with a heart, it’s art for a change. It’s not Art with a capital ‘A’, for all its splendour. It’s not about [...]
Don’t be obsessed by originality. Be yourself and you will be original. Acknowledge and celebrate your uniqueness. Danny Gregory, The Creative License
“When all things are equal, translucence in writing is more effective than transparency, just as glow is more revealing than glare.” James Thurber What lovely words to find as I prepare to set off for Cambo House, and Joanna Paterson’s writing retreat!
In 1991, when Mr N and I celebrated our first wedding anniversary, we bought a vibrant pink azalea. It has survived our unskilled gardening techniques (it hates being moved, we’ve discovered, and punishes us by refusing to flower the next year) and every May we look forward to the jubilant burst of colour which marks [...]
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