Caroline Starr Rose

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On Writing

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The ablest writer is only a gardener first and then a cook: his tasks are carefully to select and cultivate his strongest and most nutritive thoughts; and when they are ripe, to dress them, wholesomely, and yet so that they may have a relish.

ย -Augustus William Hare and Julius Charles Hare, GUESSES AT TRUTH, BY TWO BROTHERS (1827)

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  1. M. Gray says

    February 8, 2010 at 1:06 pm

    Hey I haven’t heard this quote before. Thanks for sharing it!

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  2. MeganRebekah says

    February 8, 2010 at 1:26 pm

    I’ve never heard that either, I love it!

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  3. Tamika: says

    February 8, 2010 at 2:35 pm

    Lovely quote- rich with flavor and truth!

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  4. Shannon O'Donnell says

    February 8, 2010 at 3:25 pm

    It’s new to me, too! I love it. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. pauling says

    February 8, 2010 at 4:29 pm

    Wow, deep. I actually had to think. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  6. Heidi Willis says

    February 8, 2010 at 5:06 pm

    I think I work the opposite way… I throw my words all into the pot and cook them, and then I weed and cultivate….

    Very cool quote!

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  7. Caroline Starr Rose says

    February 8, 2010 at 7:09 pm

    Heidi,
    Sounds tasty.

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  8. Jemi Fraser says

    February 8, 2010 at 10:47 pm

    I like that!

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  9. Katie Ganshert says

    February 9, 2010 at 12:01 am

    I don’t know if I feel like eating or writing. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Great quote.

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  10. VR Barkowski says

    February 9, 2010 at 3:54 pm

    Lovely. Thank you for sharing.

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  11. Wendy Sparrow says

    February 9, 2010 at 6:33 pm

    Wonderful quote! I hadn’t heard it before either.

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