Plato could have warned me. In “The Republic,” he advises “temperance” in physical training, likening it to learning music and poetry. Keep it “simple and flexible,” as in all things, don’t overdo. Follow this course, and you will remain “independent of medicine in all but extreme cases.” Plato’s Body, and Mine – NYTimes.com Source: The …
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Hospital managers at Gloucestershire NHS Trust (in 2001) and the catering staff at Flintshire County Council (in 2009) renamed the pudding Spotted Richard on menus because of the use of the word dick in the original name, a common dysphemism for male genitalia in the English language. Gloucestershire NHS Trust restored the original name in …
Doris Betts cut to the chase. To those of us engaged in writing the Great American Novel, she would say, “That’s lovely. Now how will you go about earning a living?” Doris Betts, acclaimed Southern writer and longtime UNC professor, dies – News – NewsObserver.com Source: newsobserver.com
n an excerpted interview published in The News & Observer in 1994, Betts talked about her book and explained that it was an exploration of how God can allow the innocent to suffer. “I always am interested in whether or not you can deal with what I think of as the big questions at the …
Kirby Crackle (a 4CP re-run)
Kirby Crackle (a 4CP re-run)
Either way, characters needs quests, drives, flaws and set-backs. Sitcom Geek: Derek Source: sitcomgeek.blogspot.com
Annie-Proulx/Paris-Review/Intv
“There is difficulty involved in going from the basic sentence that’s headed in the right direction to making a fine sentence. But it’s a joyous task. It’s hard, but it’s joyous. Being raised rural, I think work is its own satisfaction. It’s not seen as onerous, or a dreadful fate. It’s like building a mill …
neil-gaiman: Kentucky. They were sad to see me go. View more Neil Gaiman on WhoSay
We think in generalities, but we…
“We think in generalities, but we live in detail.” — Alfred North Whitehead, http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Alfred_North_Whitehead We think in generalities, but we…
Find Your True Subject
Any writer who has difficulty in writing is probably not onto his true subject, but wasting time with false, petty goals; as soon as you connect with your true subject you will write. JOYCE CAROL OATES Find Your True Subject
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