Category Archives: From the Quote Box

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Mary Beth Frezon

via The Writer’s Almanac today: Georgia O’Keeffe said: “Nothing is less real than realism. Details are confusing. It is only by selection, by elimination, by emphasis, that we get at the real meaning of things.” Finding reality = active and … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 12, 2013 by Mary Beth Frezon

I might have stooped to something pretty low tonight in my bit of new story telling but I promise, it will be ok… Continue reading →

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Go forth and do it

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Mary Beth Frezon

Today is life-the only life you are sure of. Make the most of today. Get interested in something. Shake yourself awake. Develop a hobby. Let the winds of enthusiasm sweep through you. Live today with gusto. – Dale Carnegie

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Stolen for the quote box

Posted on October 28, 2013 by Mary Beth Frezon

To me, that’s WHY and WHAT makes a blog worth returning to. Continue reading →

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The Everything of it All

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Mary Beth Frezon

I can’t always reach the image in my mind… almost never, in fact… so that the abstract image I create is not quite there, but it gets to the point where I can leave it. — Chuck Close Continue reading →

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