In the Margins: On the Pleasures of Reading and Writing
je me souviens avoir dit à mon traducteur américain à propos de mon premier livre : ce sera facile à traduire car c’est déjà écrit en anglais, seuls les mots sont en français. Et pour prouver que je peux écrire en français dans toutes les langues du monde, j’ai titré l’un de mes romans : Je suis un écrivain japonais. On écrit précisément pour quitt
... See moreDany Laferrière de l'Académie française • L'art presque perdu de ne rien faire: Collection bleue (essai français) (French Edition)
One thought I’ve often had about success is this: none of it is solid or is guaranteed to last. A supposedly great book can be forgotten or become dated. Laurels fade pretty quickly. But the one thing that seems pretty resilient is the pleasure one takes while writing – the alteration of the mind that takes place as we work a thing up the ladder, m... See more
George Saunders • Office Hours
Reading and writing were therefore inseparable activities. They belonged to a continuous effort to make sense of things, for the world was full of signs: you could read your way through it; and by keeping an account of your readings, you made a book of your own, one stamped with your personality.
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Writing enters into us when it gives us information about ourselves we are in need of at the time that we are reading.