Sunday, March 28, 2010

Words of Wisdom

A writer should get as much education as possible, but just going to school is not enough; if it were, all owners of doctorates would be inspired writers.

~Gwendolyn Brooks

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Words of Wisdom

Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.

~Confucius, Chinese philosopher (551BC-479BC)

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Words of Wisdom

A man of knowledge chooses a path with a heart and follows it and then he looks and rejoices and laughs and then he sees and knows.

~Carlos Castenada

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Mid-Week Inspiration

Rob a people of their sense of history and you take away hope.

~Wyatt T. Walker

Sunday, March 07, 2010

Words of Wisdom


Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form.

~Toni Morrison

Tuesday, March 02, 2010

Words Can Spark Positive Change

Yesterday's word of wisdom can be applied to writing. We write because we desire to reach as many people as we can. Literature can inspire, encourage, and challenge. It's wonderful when a song, poem, or story changes a person's life for the better.

Monday, March 01, 2010

Words of Wisdom

That action is best which procures the greatest happiness for the greatest numbers.

~Francis Hutcheson (1694-1746)

NEW WORD

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