“perfectionism is the enemy of art. Since art is essentially divine play, not dogged work, it often happens that as one becomes more professionally driven one also becomes less capriciously playful.” ArtPlayHappensEnemyDivineArt IsPerfectionDrivenWorking ItPerfectionism Book:Parachutes & kisses Source: Parachutes & kisses
“This is what happens when the discourse of publishing, defined and driven by spoken and written language, is talked about in exactly the same vocabulary and syntax as any widgetmaking industry. Books are reformulated as 'product' - like screwdrivers or flea-bombs or soap - and the majority of writers are perceived as typists with bad attitudes.” BookHappensLanguageAttitudeWrittenProductsIndustryMajorityDrivenDefinedBombsPublishingDiscourseVocabularySoapFleasBad AttitudeSyntaxWritten LanguageScrewdrivers Author:Suzette Haden Elgin