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I believe that man will not merely endure: he will prevail. He is immortal, not because he alone among creatures has an inexhaustible voice, but because he has a soul, a spirit capable of compassion and sacrifice and endurance. The poet’s, the writer’s duty is to write about these things. … The poet’s voice need not merely be the record of man, it can be one of the props, the pillars to help him endure and prevail.
— William Faulkner, Nobel Prize Acceptance SpeechThe Cat Cam
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Gone, continued
Fortinbras, knee deep in Danes, lived happily ever after. • Hamlet Hamlet ain’t it gory, Continue reading
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The Thrush and the Nightingale
OMG internet. After all these years, you can still surprise me. From the Auchinleck Manuscript – “one of the National Library of Scotland’s greatest treasures. Produced in London in the 1330s, it provides a unique insight into the English language … Continue reading
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For the Quote Box – English usage
English usage is sometimes more than mere taste, judgment and education – sometimes it’s sheer luck, like getting across the street. — E.B. White
The Oracle of Writing Prompts
The Writer’s Circle posted this prompt and the comments were a-mazing. my gut reaction:
E. L. Doctorow
E.L. Doctorow and the process of writing. Continue reading
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