If I canot know your name, may I light a lamp so I can see your face?' If you sould ever see my face, you will lose me forever.' Why?' Psyche wanted to know. 'Are you ugly? Are you afraid I won't love you if I see your face?' Perhaps I am afraid that if you see my face, it will be THAT that you will love and not me.' I understand, believe me. I know what that feels like.
Julius Lester...part of the mind's job was to cast doubt on what the heart knew to be true, and the heart, because it had no words, often lost the argument
Julius LesterOften, the human animal dresses terror in rage, and expresses both in a way unlike either.
Julius LesterWhen I read studentsโ attempts at creative writing it is obvious immediately that most of them have not read much or widely. The aspiring writer must read everything he or she can to appreciate the myriad ways words are used and to what effect.
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