On Writing
Words — so innocent and powerless as they are, as standing in a dictionary, how potent for good and evil they become in the hands of one who knows how to combine them.
– Nathaniel Hawthorne
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An Author Joins Us: Discussing May B. by Caroline Starr Rose :: Random Acts of Reading
I’ve always LOVED that quote, Caroline. *sigh*
P.S. I can’t tell you how beautiful I think MAY B. is. . . W-O-W.
Really cool quote!
Shannon, thank you!! She’s very special to me.
Dawn, isn’t it cool? Reminds me of The pen is mightier than the sword.
Beautiful! I’ve never read that before, though I’ve been a longtime admirer of Hawthorne’s powerful writing.