January 2011
52 posts
“When I first began writing I felt that writing should go on I still do feel that...”
– Gertrude Stein, Lectures in America
“A hotel room is the perfect place to write. You’re cut off from all the routine...”
– E.B. White cf. Victor Hugo would write naked and tell his valet to hide his clothes so that he’d be unable to go outside when he was supposed to be writing. cf. New York City snow days (via bobulate)
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STRONGER IN TOKYO by mellowmeful
A beautiful and touching walk through Tokyo with mellowmeful.
Video: mellowmeful
Music: RegularJOE
mellowmeful’s description:
I chose this song because I moved here in 2006 (which is when RegularJOE wrote the song), and I felt very “sick” for a while. But I’m glad I went through that because now I’m stronger than ever. (I’m...
“Fear comes from uncertainty. Once you clarify your purpose for doing something,...”
– Oprah on Starting OWN
“When I first started blogging, I told myself it was ok to post half-formed...”
– Modes of writing / from a working library
“[…] the internet is at least partly us; we write it as well as read it, perform...”
– How novels came to terms with the internet | Books | The Guardian
“One always has a better book in one’s mind than one can manage to get onto...”
– The Hours by Michael Cunningham
