Literature has low enough standards. But we can avoid writing the worst literature if we make ourselves ask ourselves, every two or three sentences we write, 'Is that what I really think?'
Carol BlyEmily was feeling the elation of conscientious hosts when they can temporarily escape a ubiquitous houseguest.
Carol BlyThe secret of literature, which conventional people don't guess, is that writers are forever looking for the surprising revelation - not for reinforcement of collective wisdom.
Carol Bly