“The right book exactly, at exactly the right time.”
― Robin Sloan, Mr. Penumbra's 24-Hour Bookstore
Because I write, I am. - Brian Lee Rouley (October 30, 2016)
Emerson asserted that “Every book is a quotation . . . and every man is a quotation.” Source: http://www.iep.utm.edu/emerson/
Who will read my blog? I cannot say. What I can say for sure is I’ll enjoy writing it. That will have to be enough for me. When I’ve become wildly successful and/or famous, people will be able to look back at these humble beginnings.
Perhaps people will say, “Didn’t he have great foresight?”
Sometimes, writers run into obstacles. I've had a few of my own. Then we realize we must live up to the one great truth; “writers write!" If I’m going to be a writer, I must write.
“When you write, you go to heaven….”
This topic is covered in a blog post I wrote after watching CBS Sunday Morning.
That heading is a direct quote from a segment of CBS Sunday Morning, in which they profiled Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson. Near the end of the segment, Danson talks about the effect writing music has on Mary.
The full quote is this:
“When you write, you go to heaven; you really go to some other place that is really almost divine,” he said.
So strongly did I identify with that statement that I nearly ran to find paper and pen, fighting back the tears that come from the joy of inspiration. It nearly kills me when that pain hits my heart. It feels like falling in love.
Brian Lee Rouley