“I seem to have a natural tendency to want to share my own observations and feelings with other people, and writing seems to be the way I'm best equipped to do that.” PeopleWayWantWritingFeelingsSeemsNaturalMy OwnShareTendenciesObservation Author:Jerry Spinelli
“Music is important. It says things you heart can't say any other way, and in a language everyone speaks. Music crosses borders, turns smiles into frowns, and vice versa. These observations are shared with a hope: that, when schools cut back on music classes, they really think about what they're doing - and don't take music for granted.” ThinkingWayHeartImportantSchoolTurnsSpeakLanguageClassCuttingMusic IsCrossesVicesObservationGrantedBordersVice Versa Author:Dan Rather
“It is a little out of touch to presume that someone wants to follow your every observation and insight over the course of hundreds of pages without any sort of payoff. That's why writing isn't a one-way street. You have to give something back: an interesting plot, a surprise, a laugh, a moment of tenderness, a mystery for the reader to piece together.” WayWantGivingWritingLittlesMomentsTogetherCoursesInterestingLaughingPiecesMysteryStreetsReaderPagesSurpriseInsightObservationOne WayPlotTendernessPayoff Author:Christopher Bollen
“In the same way that Shakespeare was writing very much for his time, he was also unearthing observations that would last for generations beyond him.” WayWritingLastsGenerationsObservation Author:Alexis Denisof