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

“I tell myself not to count the years ahead in which she might never again come, but rather cherish the days she has given me of her own free will, when she lowered her species’ instinctive guard against humans, and shared the beauty and mystery of her presence in silent and graceful companionship. I will remember her leaving, but I will always know that before she did, she always, first, looked back.”
― Chloe Dalton, Raising Hare: A Memoir

“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