Bryant A. Loney's Blog: BryantLoney.tumblr.com, page 108
January 15, 2015
"A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on..."
“A writer who waits for ideal conditions under which to work will die without putting a word on paper.”
- E. B. White.
- E. B. White.
"Enough has happened, enough people entered your life, to make stories, many stories, even a book. So..."
“Enough has happened, enough people entered your life, to make stories, many stories, even a book. So let them onto the page and let them work out their destinies. In the morning light, all is possible; even becoming a god.”
- Sylvia Plath.
- Sylvia Plath.
January 14, 2015
"Writing means you and the computer or you and the typewriter, and sometimes there’s an enormous..."
“"Writing means you and the computer or you and the typewriter, and sometimes there’s an enormous weight of emotion which you have nowhere to take. I think it’s a reason writers drink; you can get so incredibly wound up you’re weeping and laughing. Writing is how I justify my existence. This is a basic hunger for most people; they want their suffering to mean something. You go through all these things and the idea it’s utterly of no consequence is very difficult to work with."”
- Robert Stone...
- Robert Stone...
"Most times, it’s just a lot easier not to let the world know what’s wrong."
“Most times, it’s just a lot easier not to let the world know what’s wrong.”
- Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters.
- Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters.
January 13, 2015
"Writing bridges the embarrassing disconnect between my mind and mouth—a disconnect that can be..."
“Writing bridges the embarrassing disconnect between my mind and mouth—a disconnect that can be insurmountable when I’m caught off guard. The pen never stutters.”
- Josh Garofalo.
- Josh Garofalo.
"I’ve survived a lot of things, and I’ll probably survive this."
“I’ve survived a lot of things, and I’ll probably survive this.”
- J. D. Salinger.
- J. D. Salinger.
January 12, 2015
January 11, 2015
"There is a great deal that either has to be given up or be taken away from you if you are going to..."
“There is a great deal that either has to be given up or be taken away from you if you are going to succeed in writing a body of work.”
- Susan Sontag.
- Susan Sontag.
