Marcel Proust on Discovery
Here’s a little something to apply to your writing today: “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” ~ Marcel Proust
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Isaac Asimov on Difficulties
Here’s a little something to apply to your writing today: “It has been my philosophy of life that difficulties vanish when faced boldly.” ~ Isaac Asimov
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The Importance of Goals
One of the main themes of BIW is setting a goal and working to achieve it. A lot of great philosophers and writers knew the importance of having goals and working toward them. Here’s what they had to say: Aristotle: “Man is a goal seeking animal. His life only has meaning if he is reaching…
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Chogyam Trungpa on Unfinished Business
“If you must begin then go all the way, because if you begin and quit, the unfinished business you have left behind begins to haunt you all the time.” ~Chogyam Trungpa
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Julie Cameron’s Rule of Thumb
A wonderful quote from Julia Cameron: “I have learned, as a rule of thumb, never to ask whether you can do something. Say, instead, that you are doing it. Then fasten your seat belt. The most remarkable things follow.” ~ Julia Cameron Something to think about going into next week’s BIW.
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Something to Think About
Three quotes to ponder: “How do you expect to arrive at the end of your own journey if you take the road to another man’s city?” ~ Thomas Merton “By working faithfully eight hours a day you may eventually get to be a boss and work twelve hours a day.” ~ Robert Frost “On the…