Time for another writing quote to start the week, and because we’ve been talking poetry all month, I thought I’d share this beauty:
A poem begins with a lump in the throat.
I don’t think I need say anymore – the quote is poetry in itself!
Time for another writing quote to start the week. I am cheating and posting this week’s quote a day early, because I have set tomorrow aside for a visit by my friend and fellow author Claire Saxby, who’ll be dropping in tomorrow to kick off her blog tour.
Today’s quote is near and dear to me. I’ll explain why after I’ve shared it:
No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader.
(Robert Frost)
When I read this quote I punched the air and said ‘hah!’ Why? Because it kind of helped me to know that maybe I’m not crazy. I often cry when I’m writing my stories – and, when I wrote Pearl Verses theWorld, I cried bucketloads. There are parts of the book I still can’t read without crying. But if Robert Frost says it’s okay – even compulsory – to cry at the sad bits, then that’s enough for me.
Have a great week.