“I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences don’t like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action. They like strength, not weakness, a chance to work out any dilemma.” ~ Leslie MoonvesContinue reading “Dilemma”
Category Archives: Creativity
Literature and the Human Soul
“Today I choose life. Every morning when I wake up I can choose joy, happiness, negativity, pain … To feel the freedom that comes from being able to continue to make mistakes and choices – today I choose to feel life, not to deny my humanity but embrace it.” ~ Kevyn Aucoin “Literature must restContinue reading “Literature and the Human Soul”
Finding My Direction
“Take chances, make mistakes. That’s how you grow. Pain nourishes your courage. You have to fail in order to practice being brave.” ~ Mary Tyler Moore “As the sun makes ice melt, kindness causes misunderstanding, mistrust, and hostility to evaporate.” ~ Albert Schweitzer “One way or another, we all have to find what best fostersContinue reading “Finding My Direction”
The Importance of Story
“Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends. They talk to me without embarrassment or awkwardness.” ~ Helen Keller “Every man’s work, whether it be literature, or music or pictures or architecture or anything else, is alwaysContinue reading “The Importance of Story”
Opportunities
“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” ~ Milton Berle “Your big opportunity may be right where you are now.” ~ Napoleon Hill “Aging is not lost youth but a new stage of opportunity and strength.” ~ Betty Friedan Recently I’ve been helping my sister brainstorm ideas for a series of YouTube videos to helpContinue reading “Opportunities”
Sage Woman Chronicles 