Caroline Starr Rose

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On Writing

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The maker of a sentence launches out into the infinite and builds a road into Chaos and Night, and is followed by those who hear him with something of wild, creative delight.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

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  1. salarsenッ says

    June 18, 2010 at 11:49 am

    Well that just gave me something to ponder for the weekend. “;-)

    Enjoy your weekend, Caroline.

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  2. Candyland says

    June 18, 2010 at 12:58 pm

    Beautiful. Just beautiful.

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  3. laurapauling says

    June 18, 2010 at 2:37 pm

    It’s hard to picture that dude in the picture saying something like that. 🙂

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  4. Kathryn says

    June 18, 2010 at 5:33 pm

    Epic!

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  5. Jemi Fraser says

    June 18, 2010 at 11:11 pm

    I’ve such a lovely forest path with faerie colours image in my head from reading that 🙂

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  6. Natalie Aguirre says

    June 19, 2010 at 1:09 am

    Great quote. Perhaps that’s why we stare at the pages we write so long.

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  7. SAMUEL PARK says

    June 20, 2010 at 7:42 pm

    This is great–thanks for posting this quote. Good ole’ Ralph is absolutely right. There’s nothing more beautiful than a great sentence–a great sentence does exactly what he said, it illuminates, it ennobles, it fills the world with meaning. When I write a good sentence, I feel thrilled. Love the fact that you put up a photo, too. Happy Father’s Day!

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