Writing

May

/ Carolyn Watson

“I write because there is something I don’t understand, or something that is haunting me. I write to find consolation. I write to discover in things I once found distressing or even unbearable, a beautiful pattern and shape. I write out of love for the people who inspire me. I write to uncover the sublime that rests inside the ordinary tasks and experiences of every day. I write to make my readers smile or even laugh. I write to keep my readers company. I write so that I can say aloud what I’ve been secretly thinking.”

~Finuala Dowling, South African Poet and Writer (b. June 1962)

February

/ Carolyn Watson

“Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than those you did.

So throw off the bowlines.  Sail away from safe harbour.  Cast the wind in your sail.

Explore.  Dream.  Discover.”

~Mark Twain (b. November 30, 1835 – d. April 21, 1910)

September

/ Carolyn Watson

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“And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in. That’s what this storm’s all about.”

~Haruki Murakami (b. January 12, 1949)