“The relationship between book and reader is intimate, at best a kind of love affair, and first loves are famously tenacious. [...] First love is a momentous step in our emotional education, and in many ways, it shapes us forever.” WayFirstsKindBookLove IsStepsForeverEmotionalReaderShapesAffairIntimateFirst LoveLove AffairKinds Of LoveTenacious Author:Laura Miller
“We spend so much of our passion on our first love. I'm not convinced that it-passion-is one of those things that you have an endless amount of-like happiness or sadness. I could be happy all day. I could be sad all day. But I'm not so sure I'll ever love like that again.” FirstsPassionSadnessAmountConvincedEndlessFirst Love Author:Laura Miller
“The first book we fall in love with shapes us every bit as much as the first person we fall in love with.” FirstsPersonsBookFallBitsShapesFalling In LoveFirst Person Author:Laura Miller
“Make no mistake, the organizations website counsels. You will be writing a lot of crap. And thats a good thing. By forcing yourself to write so intensely, you are giving yourself permission to make mistakes. To forgo the endless tweaking and editing and just create. I am not the first person to point out that writing a lot of crap doesnt sound like a particularly fruitful way to spend an entire month, even if it is November.” IfsWayGivingWritingFirstsPersonsSoundMistakeMonthsOrganizationGood ThingsEndlessMaking MistakesPermissionCrapEditingWebsiteNovemberFirst PersonGiving Yourself Author:Laura Miller
