Friday, 27 May 2011

Quote du jour

I've just come across this wonderful quote from Thomas Mann:

"A writer is someone for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people."

Oh, how true! (and strangely comforting)
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7 comments:

  1. Teresa Ashby27 May 2011 at 19:29

    It certainly is, Frances (true and comforting!)

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  2. Karen Jones Gowen27 May 2011 at 20:25

    That is very deep.

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  3. Frances Garrood28 May 2011 at 09:47

    Thanks, Teresa and Karen. Is there any writer who finds writing easy?

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  4. Judy Croome | @judy_croome28 May 2011 at 12:14

    Every time I read that quote I do find it strangely comforting. I think because it reminds me that writing is a craft as well as a calling.

    Judy, South Africa

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  5. Frances Garrood28 May 2011 at 14:33

    Judy, as we all know, writing is something that everyone thinks they can do. It's only by working hard at it that we realise we (or should I say, some of us) can't!

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  6. Patsy28 May 2011 at 20:11

    I find writing easy. It's only when I try to turn what I've written into something other people might be able to read that things get tricky.

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  7. Frances Garrood29 May 2011 at 21:56

    Patsy, that is so true (the last bit, anyway!).

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