The fascinating thing about writing is that it becomes a measure of how cleanly you can reflect humanity back on itself. The author’s job is not to adhere to some staid routine or concept of “what’s right,” or “proper,” but to lift the spirit, light up the soul, and reiterate old archetypes and tropes so that they enter humanity’s collective heart and replenish it with fresh novelty.
In the end, it is about digging deeper within yourself than what society might expect, and distributing those rough treasures that you’ve polished with nothing but your mind.
Agree.
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Absolutely adore that first sentence. I have never thought about writing in that way before, but it makes perfect sense.
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Thanks! Yeah, it was only after asking myself what I was trying to accomplish that I came to that conclusion.
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Takes a lot of brain power!!
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Indeed it does! 🙂
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“Complicated rules to adjust behavior are a weak substitute for simple principles.” Mary Wollstonecraft (the mother of Mary Shelly the author of Frankenstein.)
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She was ahead of her time for sure!
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Well said! Writing makes us take the journey of discovering ourselves, where the journey itself becomes the destination 🙂
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Thank you! And yes, your comment is spot on! 🙂
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I don’t normally print out quotes and pin them on my cork board, but I just might today!
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Haha! I’m flattered!!! 🙂
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