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When a man talks from his heart, he speaks poetry (23)
They were all, when their souls grew warm, poets, (25)

Okay, /that/ was a great essay on writing!
Chapter 2: Run Fast, Stand Still, or, The Thing at the Top of the Stairs, or, New Ghosts From Old Minds

Had to have my notes app opened on the side and kept having to add things that popped onto my mind. Springboard! So inspiring is our hero Mr. Bradbury. Lots of ideas but I may need to start my own list of NOUNS for writing inspo

"Self-consciousness is the enemy of all art, be it acting, writing, painting, or living itself, which is the greatest art of all."

"We never sit anything out.
We are cups, constantly and quietly being filled.
The trick is, knowing how to tip ourselves over and let the the beautiful stuff out."

"You must stay drunk on writing so reality cannot destroy you."

Wow, I don’t know about zen, but talk about a pep talk for writers - go Bradbury! Not striking me as beautiful prose like his novels but definitely motivating

Stopped by police story was funny and recognizable - wish I’d had his rxn to go write a satire abt it instead of obsessing over me-bad-person 🤦‍♀️