“It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.”
― Emerson in His Journals
― Emerson in His Journals
“Remember how long thou hast been putting off these things, and how often thou hast received an opportunity from the gods, and yet dost not use it. Thou must now at last perceive of what universe thou art a part, and of what administrator of the universe thy existence is an efflux, and that a limit of time is fixed for thee, which if thou dost not use for clearing away the clouds from thy mind, it will go and thou wilt go, and it will never return.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Anytime you stop the story to explain why a character is doing what she’s doing, or how something came to be, you’re probably telling.”
― Understanding Show, Don't Tell (And Really Getting It)
― Understanding Show, Don't Tell (And Really Getting It)
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