Far away there in the sunshine are my
highest aspirations. I may not reach them, but I can look up and see their
beauty, believe in them, and try to follow where they lead. Louisa May Alcott
The difference between fiction and reality?
Fiction has to make sense. Tom Clancy
To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is
not what it's about, but the inner music that words make. Truman Capote
Always dream and shoot higher than you know
you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or
predecessors. Try to be better than yourself. William Faulkner
Only amateurs say that they write for their
own amusement. Writing is not an amusing occupation. It is a combination of
ditch-digging, mountain-climbing, treadmill and childbirth... But amusing?
Never. Edna Ferber
Inspiration usually comes during work,
rather than before it. Madeleine L'Engle
If there's a book you really want to read,
but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison
I like a good story well told. That is the
reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself. Mark Twain
By Susan Sundwall
I think I see a shaggy snowman
pushing through the door.
No wait, it's only Skip, my dog
who's dripping on the floor!
Oh no! He's got that certain look
that tells me he will shake
His tail, his rear, his big ol' head
And what a mess he'll make!
Oh Great, I think I hear my mom,
she'll have a cow, for sure
if I don't find a way real quick
to dry Skip's soggy fur.
I hurry, cuz' it's melting fast
and Mom has her own laws
No dogs allowed inside the house
with crusty iced up paws!
She's coming up the basement steps
as Skip stares up at me.
There's only one thing left to do
I guess we'll have to flee.
I grab my hat, I grab my coat,
back out the door we run.
So Skip can shake the snow away
out in the winter sun.
HALLOWEEN THINGS
These are the things of Halloween
A ghost, a witch and Frankenstein green
A pumpkin, a bat and a bushy tailed cat
My big brother Tom in his old wizard hat
Knocking on doors all down the street
We fill up our bags with good things to eat
There's Billy Taylor dressed like a ghost
Without any pillows, he's fatter than most
We're lucky we didn't see Sally Ann Green
They say that she's really a vampire queen
We hear a cat hiss, an owl gives a hoot
We drag ourselves home and lay out our loot
It's spooky and silly and great gobs of fun
Oh, how we hate to see Halloween gone