Monthly Archives: January 2023

“I gained an immense advantage over the cleverer boys. They all went on to learn Latin and Greek and splendid things like that. But I was taught English.” Winston Churchill Affectionately known as “Winnie,” both Churchill’s speeches and his prose … Continue reading →

“Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don’t have to have a college degree to serve. You don’t have to make your subject and verb agree to serve…You only need a heart full of grace. A soul generated … Continue reading →

A gathering of wise thoughts to fill our creative sails and spur us on: “I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon y imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.” Albert … Continue reading →

Todayby Billy Collins If ever there were a spring day so perfect,so uplifted by a warm intermittent breeze that it made you want to throwopen all the windows in the house and unlatch the door to the canary’s cage,indeed, rip … Continue reading →

When I used the word “jumpstart” in my last blog, it inspired me to check out some synonyms for this energetic word, which means to “rouse or to goad into action of feeling something.” Here are a few: Inspire Galvanize … Continue reading →

“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” “The hardest thing in the world is to put feeling, deep feeling, into words.” “The most beautiful stories always start with wreckage.” Jack London Today, January … Continue reading →

“Publishing a book is like giving birth. You labor over it and then produce what you thinks the most beautiful thing in the world.” Jordan Silver “Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.” Franz Kafka Here’s … Continue reading →

“Nothing will ever be attempted if all possible objections must be overcome.” Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson knew a thing or two about objections and attempting major projects most people would have thought were impossible. He’s credited with publishing a dictionary … Continue reading →

A story told by George Dantzig while a professor at Stanford University: “I was a mathematics graduate student at the University of California, Berkeley. Arriving late to class as usual, I quickly copied two math problems from the blackboard assuming … Continue reading →

Sunday, January 8, is my father Albert’s birthday. His encouragement is one of the reasons I became a writer. Here’s how it all started: In our apartment on Ft. Washington Avenue in Manhattan, the dining room was my father’s office. … Continue reading →