“Writing is so hard.... The first draft writing is so hard that sometimes in the beginning, before the work itself takes over, carrying you on its flood, you must give yourself rewards. "When I write this chapter, I can call my boyfriend." "When I finish one page more, I can get an ice cream cone." "If I write this section, I'll find a check in the mail."” IfsGivingWritingFirstsI CanSometimesHardPagesRewardsChecksIceMailChaptersFloodCreamSectionsIce CreamMy BoyfriendConesIce Cream Cones Author:Sophy Burnham
“A check on itself, evil subserves the economies of good, as it were a condiment to give relish to good.” GivingEvilEconomyChecksRelishCondiments Book:Table-talk Source: Table-talk
“I've learned to check the hasty words that rise to my lips, and when I feel that they mean to break out against my will, I just go away for a minute, and give myself a little shake for being so weak and wicked.” GivingFeelsMeanLittlesBreakMinutesWeakLipsChecksI've LearnedWickedShakesGoing AwayBreak OutHasty Book:Little Women (Illustrated Edition) Source: Little Women (Illustrated Edition)