tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post5573027925746824905..comments2024-03-06T04:22:42.200-06:00Comments on Readerbuzz: "All a poet can do is warn."Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-51394263483775053052011-06-28T12:31:18.513-05:002011-06-28T12:31:18.513-05:00Interesting quotes! Not sure I agree with all of t...Interesting quotes! Not sure I agree with all of them, but they definitely give one lots to think about. Thanks for joining in the hop!MedSchoolWifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00745408218333024946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-49020622258460428552011-06-26T08:08:38.158-05:002011-06-26T08:08:38.158-05:00I love the quotes you chose, and while I do enjoy ...I love the quotes you chose, and while I do enjoy interesting social commentary in novels, whether explicit or implied, sometimes it's good simply to read for the entertainment value :)Julie https://www.blogger.com/profile/01670155947411449802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-76413425805890862592011-06-25T20:13:28.763-05:002011-06-25T20:13:28.763-05:00Just wanted to stop by and say thanks for stopping...Just wanted to stop by and say thanks for stopping by and entering the giveaway at my blog! I'm a new follower!Carrie at In the Hammock Bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01496016097652195216noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-73476066117541874592011-06-25T19:03:06.676-05:002011-06-25T19:03:06.676-05:00Awww, nice, Sandra. Thank you.Awww, nice, Sandra. Thank you.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-91851285863814083882011-06-25T17:26:13.284-05:002011-06-25T17:26:13.284-05:00Re your note at Fresh Ink Books. I'll definite...Re your note at Fresh Ink Books. I'll definitely enter next month, thanks for telling me. And I have been a Google follower since you began, you're 10th follower to be exact. :)Sandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06265301061583417768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-32593575127761253462011-06-25T08:19:48.405-05:002011-06-25T08:19:48.405-05:00Hey I just came across your blog!
And it's lov...Hey I just came across your blog!<br />And it's lovely!<br />I am following you now!<br />I have started my own book blog!<br />http://oopsireadthatbook.blogspot.com/<br />It's pretty new so it would mean the world to me if you drop by and follow!<br />:)WickedWillowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18385209382877606152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-8362961200710704702011-06-25T08:07:29.586-05:002011-06-25T08:07:29.586-05:00It's okay to have an agenda. Reader's will...It's okay to have an agenda. Reader's will decide whether they like it or not based on all aspects.<br />AnnAnn Summervillehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13300190648788509096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-14610816466849493562011-06-25T07:25:03.433-05:002011-06-25T07:25:03.433-05:00A work that hits me over the head with a message, ...A work that hits me over the head with a message, be it political or social, may be a worthy one, but will, I fear be a distracting one for me.<br /><br />Hope your mom is doing okay.TheBookGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04299629066975342607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-37979169921353000052011-06-24T15:35:52.578-05:002011-06-24T15:35:52.578-05:00Great quotes. I particularly like the Jung and th...Great quotes. I particularly like the Jung and the Anne Lamott. I do think that writing is a humanistic pursuit, and a search for truth, even if it is just the truth of a moment.<br /><br /><a href="http://hawthornescarlet.blogspot.com/2011/06/two-literary-things-literary-blog-hop.html" rel="nofollow">Here is my post (and a literary giveaway!)</a>LBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08565867574821169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-18847720893620240632011-06-24T13:54:30.728-05:002011-06-24T13:54:30.728-05:00"The artist is not a person endowed with free..."The artist is not a person endowed with free will <br />who seeks his own ends, but one who allows art <br />to realize its supreme purpose through him." I fell very close to this quote. And I do think a writer must write from him/herself, for his/her own fulfillment.Jo Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00917704326736252690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-55871688256614771262011-06-24T11:29:07.143-05:002011-06-24T11:29:07.143-05:00I love the way you answered this question. It'...I love the way you answered this question. It's interesting to see what some of the great writers thought about this subject. Thanks for visiting me over at <a href="http://freelistens.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Free Listens.</a>Sayethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921075981432007616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-24604006980997092442011-06-24T11:26:20.050-05:002011-06-24T11:26:20.050-05:00"remarks are no literature" Such a great..."remarks are no literature" Such a great quote. Its all about the story. These quotes were a great way to answer this question.CHEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04634088152624853449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-21681003281764498742011-06-24T05:50:27.149-05:002011-06-24T05:50:27.149-05:00Some very thought inspiring quotesSome very thought inspiring quotesMel uhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08714473754458914681noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-8858598122524581982011-06-24T05:34:19.620-05:002011-06-24T05:34:19.620-05:00Yes, we are always looking for narrative. Nice quo...Yes, we are always looking for narrative. Nice quote.Deb Nance at Readerbuzzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12128529491888701996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-39833479437970284682011-06-24T04:04:40.696-05:002011-06-24T04:04:40.696-05:00Some great quotes, here's another-
“We come in...Some great quotes, here's another-<br />“We come into the world intent on finding narrative in everything, in the landscape, in the skies, in the faces of others, and, of course, in the images and words that our species create”. - Alberto Manguel.@parridhlanternhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12793548943992250238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-83446749560011742812011-06-23T20:40:52.182-05:002011-06-23T20:40:52.182-05:00The quotes are an excellent way to answer this wee...The quotes are an excellent way to answer this week's prompt. I especially like the one from Jung. Thanks!Lonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16248163148722597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7497062501059248350.post-19415796185769776762011-06-23T20:01:16.123-05:002011-06-23T20:01:16.123-05:00I think a writer should write to please himself, e...I think a writer should write to please himself, even if what he says only makes sense to him. Readers/public can be fickle. Its best to just be you and if you're interesting, hopefully you will have something interesting to say.Lenasledgeblog.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03910856908662964093noreply@blogger.com