Sigh.
Oh well, the search was fun.
Also yesterday I started reading Owning Your Own Shadow: Understanding the Dark Side of the Psyche by Robert A. Johnson ( HarperSanFrancisco, 1991) Here's a sample:
"It is more disrupting to find that you have a profound nobility of character than to find out you are a bum. Of course you are both; but one does not discover these two elements at the same time."
This struck me for a few reasons including, but not restricted to, it's great to keep in mind when playing with characters.
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The season has made me generous.
Here's a whole paragraph from Saintree:
"The snipe dived again and laughed. Coyotes spread the news. A hoot owl responded to a call. A woman's high –pitched scream told her a cougar was on the prowl. Those who slept wasted the deep, sensual beauty of a summer's night."
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| Snipe on a fence post. |
Thanks for reading me. I really appreciate it.
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16 comments:
"..Those who slept wasted the deep, sensual beauty of a summer's night."
Excellent, cousin!
(wv: "furpine" - fuzzy tree?)
Thank you so much, cousin.
Love the WV. I think I might use that animal/plant in something.
Yep, the Bag Lady highlighted my favorite line as well. Very nice.
Fabulous! I'm with the majority here in loving that last line. (I also adore alliteration, can't you tell?)
Thanks, David.
Laura, thanks so much.
Love the quotes--both of them!
Excellent lines, agree that the last is amazing.
No one is totally evil or totally good, a very smart thing to keep in mind with characters.
Johnson has the right of it. I love your lines, and the 'sensual beauty of a summer's night'. Good photo of the snipe.
Thank you kindly, Bossy Betty.
Messymimi, thank you. I'm glad I found this book. It's given me much to consider.
Reb, Thank you so much. The snipe pic was done with my old Fujifilm camera. It did a reasonable job.
Ah YES! "Those who slept wasted the deep, sensual beauty of a summer's night"... My absolute favorite line of all!!
I feel like this every time my head hits the pillow. I wonder what it is I'm missing...even in the winter:)
Dawn, thanks so much.
It's gratifying to know my writing is such a hit.
You probably don't need it, but ME, too! And the last line is so good because of the lead-up to it. All that sensory that makes "sensual" make sense. *clear as mud?*
This dark/light business interests me. I hope you'll share some more of that book.
Clare, I always need your opinion.
Thanks. I put the whole paragraph in for a sense of place. I'm glad I did.
Ron, thanks. I will.
Hello! I was here, asking for friendship. ;) Would you like to follow each others blogs? Advance Happy New Year. :D
"deep, sensual beauty of a summer's night..." Yep, that's a keeper.
I distract easily, too.
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