Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts
Showing posts with label quotes. Show all posts

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Eat, Pray, Love’s Elizabeth Gilbert – 2 profound quotes on writing with creativity and fear

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Want to know what stops all of us in our tracks sometimes when we sit down to write?

Almost by accident, I just caught a great interview with writer Elizabeth Gilbert (Eat, Pray, Love, among other things) on a podcast I listen to (not for kids, but you should listen – it’s hilarious; this was really the only serious part). 

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“What you have to understand always about anything creative and inventive is that creativity and fear are conjoined twins.

Saturday, August 30, 2014

Inspirational quote infographics about kids, books and writing.

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Feel free to borrow and use any of these on your own site, facebook or elsewhere. 
I’d love a link back if you could include one.  Will update this page as new infographics and quotes are created.

Click each graphic to see full-size.
 inspirational quote “There’s more summer in September than in June.” – Sara Lapell
“There’s more summer in September than in June.” – Sara Lapell

inspirational quote “When I say to a parent, ‘read to a child,’ I don’t want it to sound like medicine, I want it to sound like chocolate.” – Mem Fox
“When I say to a parent, ‘read to a child,’ I don’t want it to sound like medicine, I want it to sound like chocolate.” – Mem Fox

inspirational quote “Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.” – Maya Angelou
“Any book that helps a child to form a habit of reading, to make reading one of his deep and continuing needs, is good for him.” – Maya Angelou

inspirational quote “Books are a uniquely portable magic.” – Stephen King

“Books are a uniquely portable magic.” – Stephen King

inspirational quote “A good book has no ending.” – R.D. Cumming

“A good book has no ending.” – R.D. Cumming


 

What quotes inspire you???  Let me know in the comments!