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“I write to reach eternity”

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James Jones was an American author known for his profound portrayal of war and human emotions. His works, such as 'From Here to Eternity' and 'Some Came Running', deeply reflect the impact of war on individuals and society. more

“Too often the achievements of the Islamic civilisation and its strong link to the Western civilisation are limited to scholarly works and academic journals. Moreover, many available works paints a stark picture of confrontation between civilisations when in reality was often one of exchange and mutual dependence.”

Islam Islam And Science Islamic World

Book:Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and Artists

Source: Lost History: The Enduring Legacy of Muslim Scientists, Thinkers, and Artists

“Perhaps you expected to feel great as soon as you escaped your abuser, and maybe you did feel a great sense of relief for a while. However, as time has passed, you may be dismayed by the extent of your emotional pain.”

Domestic Violence Emotional Abuse Domestic Abuse Healing After Emotional Abuse

Book:A Journey to Healing After Emotional Abuse

Source: A Journey to Healing After Emotional Abuse

“You could see writer's block as mental constipation but I like to think of it as cultural anaemia.”

Cultural Writers Block Constipation Anemia Mental Blocks

Author:Stewart Stafford

“I’m remembering there’s a word in Russian, izgoy, that describes someone with a flaw that makes that person singularly unfit to perform his or her professional role. A blocked writer, I lascivious priest, a drunken chauffeur. As a screwed-up therapist,someone like me should not be working at all. Not yet. It is far too soon. And you can tell that. Bethany, with her Competence Scale, already has. But here I am. An izgoy.”

Denial Mental Blocks Izgoy

Book:The Rapture

Source: The Rapture

“By Goodbye, we truly mean: Let us be able to say hello again.”

Poetry Fugue Covid 19 Poetry

Book:Call Us What We Carry

Source: Call Us What We Carry

“Je pense à Dora Bruder. Je me dis que sa fugue n'était pas aussi simple que la mienne une vingtaine d'années plus tard, dans un monde redevenu inoffensif. Cette ville de décembre 1941, son couvre-feu, ses soldats, sa police, tout lui était hostile et voulait sa perte. A seize ans, elle avait le monde entier contre elle, sans qu'elle sache pourquoi.”

French Fugue 1941

Book:Dora Bruder

Source: Dora Bruder

“Every article and review and book that I have ever published has constituted an appeal to the person or persons to whom I should have talked before I dared to write it. I never launch any little essay without the hope—and the fear, because the encounter may also be embarrassing—that I shall draw a letter that begins, 'Dear Mr. Hitchens, it seems that you are unaware that…' It is in this sense that authorship is collaborative with 'the reader.' And there's no help for it: you only find out what you ought to have known by pretending to know at least some of it already. It doesn't matter how obscure or arcane or esoteric your place of publication may be: some sweet law ensures that the person who should be scrutinizing your work eventually does do so.”

Writing Books Writers Collaboration Articles Essays Readers Authorship Book Reviews

Book:Hitch 22: A Memoir

Source: Hitch 22: A Memoir

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