Lana

“Art is a site of wonder and discovery—or rediscovery. Art is a place where we might learn what we think, not a place where we teach the reader what we've already processed.”
― Maggie Smith, Dear Writer: Pep Talks and Practical Advice for the Creative Life

“Any piece of writing is a time capsule. It reflects the choices—and the abilities, and the limitations—of the writer we are at the time.”
― Maggie Smith, Dear Writer: Pep Talks and Practical Advice for the Creative Life

“If years ago someone had said, your husband will do X, or your husband will say Y, what would I have done? First of all, and crucially: I wouldn’t have believed it. Second of all: If I had believed it, I would’ve changed paths—turned back to page 22, flipped ahead to page 41. If I’d been convinced, finally, of its truth, its inevitability, I would’ve chosen a different way.”
― Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful

“I’ve had to move into—and through—the darkness to find the beauty. Spoiler alert: It’s there. The beauty’s there.”
― Maggie Smith, You Could Make This Place Beautiful