“In creation myths, a god shapes mud or clay into living form, much like a potter throws a pot or a sculptor reveals the statue within a block of marble. But a writer has to create his own clay or stone before he can begin shaping life from it.” WritingFormCreationShapesStonesMythBlockPotMudClayStatuesPottersMarbleSculptorsCreation Myths Author:Stuart Dybek
“My first real writing job was at 'Rolling Stone,' so I wrote about rock-and-roll and politics and the like. At the time, I really didn't know what I wanted to write, and I did a bunch of investigative journalism.” KnowsWritingFirstsRealWantedJobsRocksStonesBunchJournalismRollingRock And RollRolling StonesInvestigative Journalism Author:Tim Cahill
“Many a fervid man writes books as cold and flat as graveyard stones.” MenWritingBookColdStonesFlatsGraveyard Book:Poetical works Source: Poetical works