Sign in with Facebook
Rob Struble
https://www.goodreads.com/robertbloom
It was a close place. I took it up, and held it in my hand. I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself: "All right,
...more
“How many pages have I produced? I don't care. Are they any good? I don't even think about it. All that matters is I've put in my time and hit it with all I've got. All that counts is that, for this day, for this session, I have overcome Resistance.”
― The War of Art
― The War of Art
“It is not only negative feelings that become blocked. The repression extends to more and more of his emotional capacity.When one is given an anesthetic in preparation for surgery, it is not merely the capacity to experience pain that is suspended; the capacity to experience pleasure goes also - because what is blocked is the capacity to experience *feeling*. The same principle applies to the repression of emotions."
Chapter 1: Discovering the Unknown Self, pg. 9, Bantam Edition, 1984”
―
Chapter 1: Discovering the Unknown Self, pg. 9, Bantam Edition, 1984”
―
“It was a close place... I was a-trembling, because I'd got to decide, forever, betwixt two things, and I knowed it. I studied a minute, sort of holding my breath, and then says to myself:
"All right, then, I'll go to hell"—and tore it up.”
―
"All right, then, I'll go to hell"—and tore it up.”
―
Rob’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Rob’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
392 books
|
149 friends
110 books
|
559 friends
6 books
|
290 friends
121 books
|
45 friends
29 books
|
33 friends
14 books
|
19 friends
260 books
|
267 friends
560 books
|
57 friends
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Rob
Lists liked by Rob
