Wednesday, October 21, 2009

From: "Becoming a Writer"

"[A] writer is a writer not because she writes well and easily, because she has amazing talent, because everything she does is golden. In my view a writer is a writer because even when there is no hope, even when nothing you do shows any sign of promise, you keep writing anyway."

"Becoming a Writer"
Junot Díaz
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6 comments:

  1. Anita SaxenaOctober 21, 2009 at 10:04 AM

    So true.

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  2. B. FreretOctober 21, 2009 at 10:08 AM

    Whew.

    I don't have to feel ashamed to call myself a writer, then - this gives me permission to not have to be a good writer.

    Thanks for sharing that, good morning for it.
    Boudreau

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  3. AnonymousOctober 21, 2009 at 10:32 AM

    Very true. Thanks for this thought. Very grounding.

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  4. Roni LorenOctober 21, 2009 at 8:51 PM

    Love the quote.

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  5. erica m. chapmanOctober 22, 2009 at 12:18 AM

    Well said.

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  6. kahOctober 22, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    How'd I miss this priceless and much needed tidbit?

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