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November 4, 2016 Leave a Comment

Bradbury Quote: without gusto, without love, without fun, you are only half a writer

[I]f you are writing without zest, without gusto, without love, without fun, you are only half a writer. - Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

In Zen in the Art of Writing, Ray Bradbury warns us not to get distracted by the commercial market or by experimental, avant-garde work, because most likely we are veering from our true self and the writing most suited to our passions and opinions. He says the writer must be excited. "He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. Without such vigor, he might as well … [Read more...]

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October 21, 2016 2 Comments

Writing Quote: Ray Bradbury on How Art Can Revitalize Us

So while our art cannot, as we wish it could, save us from wars, privation, envy, greed, old age, or death, it can revitalize us amidst it all. - Ray Bradbury, Zen in the Art of Writing

In the preface to Zen in the Art of Writing, Ray Bradbury explores what writing teaches us. He says that more than anything, it "reminds us that we are alive." In the midst of draining, depressing, stressful days, writing—which Bradbury broadens to "our art"—helps restore life to us. It's a way to regain stability after getting knocked flat by the death of a loved … [Read more...]

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