The world is a stage. But I’m no actress! I stand here in the middle of the stage waiting for the spotlight to shine upon me. I feel small, unworthy. Invisible to the naked eye. There without light, darkness falls. I’m standing in the middle of the stage in darkness. Doubt caressing my skin. Whispering… Continue reading The world is a stage, a poem
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José Vasconcelos, un libro como un viaje / A book as a journey
Un libro, como un viaje, se comienza con inquietud y se termina con melancolía. A book, as a journey, it begins with ends with concern and sadness. José Vasconcelos, Filósofo, educador y político mexicano.
William Styron on a good book…
A good book should leave you… slightly exhausted at the end. You live several lives while reading it. Un buen libro debe dejarte… un poco exhausto al final. Vives varias vidas mientras lees. William Styron in an interview 1958, Writers at Work. Related stories: William Styron, The Art of Fiction No. 5 from The Paris Review
A quote from Samuel Butler
“Books want to be born: I never make them. They come to me and insist on being written, and on being such and such. ~Samuel Butler“ Quote taken from The Quote Garden This are the words that best explain my thoughts on writing a story or book. Samuel Butler hit the head of the nail… Continue reading A quote from Samuel Butler
Almost a month
And I’m still on the writing journey; it has been a great one trying to put together the ideas and the outline of a story that is very complicated, but exciting. At least ten chapters of this book have been put to rest and I struggle with the last ones. One by one pushing myself… Continue reading Almost a month