Inspiration by mail
Look what arrived in my mail today! Â A few months ago, my multi-talented friend and fellow writer Ros, who blogs at Conversational Theology, did a Facebook meme offering a personal handmade gift to the first 5 people who commented. Â Knowing her skills at all things crafty, I jumped at the offer — and am glad I did, after opening the package! Â Enclosed were these two Moleskin notebooks — one lined, one unlined — which she personalized for me (in my favorite color) with prettied-up covers, fabric endpapers, pockets, and even handwritten quotes about writing tucked inside the pages. Â
Among the quotes:
“However great a man’s natural talent may be, the act of writing cannot be learned all at once.” —Jean Jacques Rousseau
“To write something, you have to risk making a fool of yourself.” Â —Anne Rice
“What is written without effort is in general read without pleasure.” —Samuel Johnson
“Don’t get it right, just get it written!” —James Thurber
Also inside was a note written on this beautiful notecard, from the Bodleian Library at Oxford (where she has studied), featuring Victorian children’s books. Â How perfect!
Thanks, Ros, for such a thoughtful and personal gift. Â Just the thing to inspire me to do a bit of writing as I head into the weekend!
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