“Poet, never chase the dream. Laugh yourself and turn away. Mask your hunger, let it seem Small matter if he come or stay; But when he nestles in your hand at last, Close up your fingers tight and hold him fast.” IfsMatterDreamHandsSeemsLastsTurnsLaughingPoetFingersHungerMask Book:Complete Poems Source: Complete Poems
“There are stages in bread-making quite similar to the stages of writing. You begin with something shapeless, which sticks to your fingers, a kind of paste. Gradually that paste becomes more and more firm. Then there comes a point when it turns rubbery. Finally, you sense that the yeast has begun to do its work: the dough is alive. Then all you have to do is let it rest. But in the case of a book the work may take ten years.” WritingYearsKindMayBookTurnsCasesAliveStageTenSticksFingersBreadFirmDoughYeast Author:Marguerite Yourcenar