“Gentle reader, I was born upon the water - not upon the salt and angry ocean, but upon the fresh and rapid-flowing river.” WaterBornReaderOceanRiversAngryGentleSaltRapidsFlowing River Book:Jacob Faithful Source: Jacob Faithful
“Shirley Jackson said that a confused reader is an antagonistic reader, and I live by that. It's okay to start anywhere, and to let yourself write a big sloppy overly-detailed first draft. You just jump in, knowing that the water will be cold at first, but no one is making you swim.” WritingFirstsSaidBigsWaterKnowingColdReaderOkayConfusedLive BySwimSloppy Author:Anne Lamott
“If in the well and truly made martini DeVoto finds "water of life" and the blessing to the spirit, so also DeVoto's The Hour brings to its readers the breath of life and a vision of themselves made generous, indomitable and wise.” IfsWellsMadeSpiritWaterHoursVisionWiseReaderBlessingBreathsGenerousSelf MadeMartiniIndomitableWater Of Life Author:Lewis H. Lapham