iGoogle: "The most remarkable thing about my mother is that for thirty years she served the family nothing but leftovers. The original meal has never been found.
- Calvin Trillin"
I don't know who Calvin Trillin is and I'm too lazy at this second to look him up, but I loved this quote. I'm a quote girl. I look them up. I post them around the house sometimes. I put them on my signature line on emails. There are so many what I call "official quotes" by famous or infamous people about every single subject under the sun but the search capability on most of the quote sites sucks. And they all seem to have the same quotes. So, when I come across one I like, I save it.
My daughter is also a quote girl. I'm not sure she actually got it from me but she posts them on Facebook, on her signature line and she writes her own "official quotes". Admittedly, sometimes she has to explain them to me.
Another favorite was from those happy bunny things that said "If life gives you lemons, squirt lemon juice in the eyes of your enemies."
One thing about writing, is you can be quoted at any time. Not that people stroll around quoting me (yet), but they could. It's in print. Published. On record.
For those that don't know, I'm writing a novel - an urban fantasy - and one thing I struggle with is feasibility. There are magical, supernatural beings in my book and I find myself trying to explain things that happen magically. Its a flaw of mine...I'm working on it. So, here's one of the hardest bits of advice for writing. Write free-flowing thoughts. Write drafts and don't try to correct yourself until you can't write anymore. Write, write, write. Sometimes, your thoughts take you exactly where you didn't know you wanted to go.
You can quote me on that.
