Daniel J. Boorstin, on books:

 

Books are the main source of our knowledge, our reservoir of first faith, memory, wisdom, morality, poetry, philosophy, history and science.

- Daniel J. Boorstin.

Iris Chang, on writing:

 

Your first duty as a writer is to write to please yourself.

And you have no duty towards anyone else.
- Iris Chang.
 

Ray Bradbury, on writing:

Plot is no more than footprints left in the snow
after your characters have run by
on their way to incredible destinations.
- Ray Bradbury.

Annie Dillard, on writing:

 

One of the few things I know about writing is this:

Spend it all, shoot it, play it, lose it, all, right away, every time.
Do not hoard what seems good for a later place in the book, or for another book, give it, give it all, give it now.
- Annie Dillard.

Richard Eberhart, on writing:

 

Style is the perfection of a point of view.

- Richard Eberhart.

Hilma Wolitzer, on writing:

 

Writing fiction is a solitary occupation, but not really a lonely one.

The writer's head is mobbed with characters, images and language.
- Hilma Wolitzer.

George V. Higgins, on writing:

 

The characters are telling you the story.

I'm not telling you the story, they're going to do it.
If I do it right, you will get the whole story.
- George V. Higgins.

Born on this day – Joe Camp:

Joe Camp

Director

Writer

Producer

Actor

April 20, 1939 – March 15, 2024

Credits:

Benji (1974); Benji (2018); Benji at Work (1980); Benji Takes a Dive at Marineland (1981); Benji the Hunted (1987); Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince (1983); Benji: Off the Leash! (2004); Benji's Life Story (1976); Benji's Very Own Christmas Story (1978); For the Love of Benji (1977); Hawmps! (1976); Hollywood's Top Dogs (2006); Jimmy's Jungle (2018); Oh Heavenly Dog (1980); The Double McGuffin (1979); The Phenomenon of Benji (1978); Today (2016).

Selma Lagerlöf, on imagination:

 

No one is able to enjoy such feast than the one who throws a party in his own mind.

- Selma Lagerlöf.

Raymond Chandler, on writing:

The challenge is to write about real things magically.

 - Raymond Chandler.

J.K. Rowling, on writing:

 

Writing for me is a kind of compulsion,
so I don't think anyone could have made me do it,
or prevented me from doing it.
- J.K. Rowling.

W. Somerset Maugham, on reading:

 

To acquire the habit of reading is to construct for yourself a refuge from almost all the miseries of life.
- W. Somerset Maugham.

Mel Brooks, on writing:

Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin.
The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities
and have them relate to other characters living with him.
– Mel Brooks.

Mr. Rogers' wisdom:

 

The really important "great" things are never center stage of life's dramas;
they're always "in the wings".
That's why it's so essential for us to be mindful of the humble and the deep
rather than the flashy and the superficial.
 
- Fred Rogers.

Mabel Seeley, on writing:

There's less skill and more plain hard work to writing than anyone except a writer thinks.
- Mabel Seeley.

Joseph Conrad, on writing:

 

My task, which I am trying to achieve is,

by the power of the written word,
to make you hear, to make you feel -
it is, before all, to make you see.
- Joseph Conrad.

Danielle LaPorte, on creativity:

I focus for periods of time on creative work and I'm very insular during those times - not a lot of socializing.

I play when I want.

That means I can take off on a retreat, catch a matinee, make friends.

My core desired feelings are my time management system.

- Danielle LaPorte.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau, on imagination:

The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless.

- Jean-Jacques Rousseau.

Patricia A. McKillip, on imagination:

 

Imagination is the golden-eyed monster that never sleeps.

It must be fed; it cannot be ignored.
- Patricia A. McKillip.

B.B. King, on learning:

The beautiful thing about learning is nobody can take it away from you.

- B.B. King.