Joshunda Sanders's Blog, page 44
September 18, 2013
"It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to show for..."
“It’s so hard to forget pain, but it’s even harder to remember sweetness. We have no scar to...
September 16, 2013
cloudunbound:
"You do get to decide what to worship, but that...
"You do get to decide what to worship, but that also means that you have to decide carefully to work hard and make choices that are genuinely meaningful to you”: Zadie Smith’s interpretation of the David Foster Wallace quote “You get to decide what to worship,” which opens her 2009 essay collection, Changing My Mind, on my TBR pile.
A lovely clip courtesy of LIVE from NYPL. Full transcript (well worth reading) here.
"I love the person I’ve become, because I fought to become her."
“I love the person I’ve become, because I fought to become her.” - Kaci Diane (via...
September 14, 2013
"Barricade the door. It must be just you, the ink, and the paper.
Work in a physical and mental..."
“Barricade the door. It must be just you, the ink, and the paper.
Work in a physical and...
Work in a physical and...
September 11, 2013
Say less
Sometimes things happen in life that you can’t write about because they’re happening to...
"How many celebrated white writers have written characters who were not exactly like them? William..."
“How many celebrated white writers have written characters who were not exactly like them?...
"A woman who writes has power, and a woman with power is feared."
“A woman who writes has power, and a woman with power is feared.” - Gloria Anzaldúa (via...
September 9, 2013
"This book list is just a start and is by no means an exhaustive list. Ideally, the list will be..."
“This book list is just a start and is by no means an exhaustive list. Ideally, the list will...
"More and more I feel creativity is a commitment to what you love. When the demons of doubt take over..."
“More and more I feel creativity is a commitment to what you love. When the demons of doubt...
