“Your story is unique—own it and let it shine.”
Dolly Parton (b. January 19, 1946 – d. August 25, 2026 )
Rest in peace.
Goodbye to a legend
US Writers
F. Scott Fitzgerald on Summer’s New Beginnings
“And so with the sunshine and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, just as things grow in fast movies, I had that familiar conviction that life was beginning over again with the summer.”
˜F. Scott Fitzgerald (b. September 24, 1896 – d. December 21, 1940), The Great Gatsby
Emily Dickinson’s Wisdom on Growth and Patience
“May teaches us that growth comes after patience.”
˜ Emily Dickinson (b. December 10, 1830 – d. May 15, 1886)
Spring is here!
“Is the spring coming?” he said. “What is it like?”…
“It is the sun shining on the rain and the rain falling on the sunshine…”
˜Frances Hodgson Burnett (b. 24 November 1849 – d. 29 October 1924), The Secret Garden
March Reflections: Remembering Louisa May Alcott
“There are many Beths in the world, shy and quiet, sitting in corners till needed, and living for others so cheerfully that no one sees the sacrifices till the little cricket on the hearth stops chirping, and the sweet, sunshiny presence vanishes, leaving silence and shadow behind.”
˜Louisa May Alcott (b. November 29, 1832 – d. March 6, 1888), Little Women
January
“You learn by writing short stories. Keep writing short stories.
The money’s in novels, but writing short stories keeps your writing lean and pointed.”
˜Larry Niven, Science Fiction Writer (b. April 30, 1938)
June
“What really knocks me out is a book that, when you’re all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it.
That doesn’t happen much, though.”
~ J.D. Salinger (b. January 1, 1919 – d. January 27, 2010)
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