Judy Reeves > Quotes

“You write to communicate to the hearts and minds of others what’s burning inside you. And you edit to let the fire show through the smoke. ARTHUR PLOTNIK”
― Judy Reeves, A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life

“        • In your mind’s eye, create a photograph of your family posed together. Notice who’s leaning into whom, who’s touching, where hands are placed and eyes are focused. Look into the faces; write what you see. Write what happens right after the photo is snapped.”
― Judy Reeves, A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life

“Amy Tan said, “In the telling of stories something happens, your whole perception and memory of things begins to change and you can let go of what you have just told—you give it away.” In letting go, we heal.”
― Judy Reeves, A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life

“If you are to write the truth, you must go beneath the surface into deeper, often darker waters where the light wavers and breathing is a matter of mindfulness.”
― Judy Reeves, A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life

“One may do anything; this alone corresponds to the whole breadth life has. But one must be sure not to take it upon oneself out of op-position, out of spite toward hindering circumstances, or, with others in mind, out of some kind of ambition.”
― Judy Reeves, A Writer's Book of Days: A Spirited Companion and Lively Muse for the Writing Life