“Bad writing is almost always a love poem addressed by the self to the self.” – Toby Litt
Tag Archives: Books
Life is a Playground of Inspiration
“When a poet’s mind is perfectly equipped for its work, it is constantly amalgamating desperate experience.” – T.S. Eliot
Reading List
October 2019
The Dangerous End of Literature
“The specific character of despair is precisely this : it is unaware of being despair.” Soren Kierkegaard
Turn Self-Absorption Into Empathy
“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” -Abraham Lincoln
Confronting The Effects of Creativity and Invention
“Our whole being is nothing but a fight against the dark forces within ourselves. To live is to war with trolls in heart and soul. To write is to sit in judgment on oneself.” – Henrik Ibsen
9 Quotes That Will Change the Way You Look at the World
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Who Are You Becoming?
“Tell me with whom you consort and I will tell you who you are.” – Goethe
Where Good Art Comes From
“Sometimes you are going to be so frustrated you’ll hate the guitar, but all of that is just a part of learning.” – Jimi Hendrix
Reading List
December 2018
Izzat Zailan 