Once a week, I post one of my favorite quotes or something interesting I’ve read or heard recently. Here’s this week’s Quote I Love…
“Everybody’s journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality.”
James Baldwin
American novelist
August 2, 1924 – November 30, 1987
Once a week, I post a quote that I’ve read/heard recently. So here’s this week’s Quote I Love…
“For it was not into my ear you whispered, but into my heart. It was not my lips you kissed, but my soul.”
Judy Garland
Actress
Thanks for stopping by,
Sloan Parker
Once a week, I post a quote that I’ve read/heard recently. So here’s this week’s Quote I Love …
Here’s a quote for anyone who’s going after a dream. Who’s putting a buttload of energy and time and sweat into their passion. Who’s having setbacks and moments of doubt. Who has everything and everyone around them saying they should give up, but you don’t want to. Junot Díaz was right where you are. He almost gave up. But he persevered. He pulled out his old, crappy manuscript, and kept writing. And then he won the Pulitzer Prize.
“In my view a writer is a writer because even when there is no hope, even when nothing you do shows any sign of promise, you keep writing anyway.”
Junot Díaz
Pulitzer Prize Winner for 2008
From his article titled: Battling my way to a Pulitzer Prize novel
No matter what your dream, I hope you have the strength and determination to stick with it. I believe if you work hard enough, most goals are achievable. Unfortunately, some people just have a longer road to travel. It is those people who really know what it means to accomplish something. And I hope when that moment comes for you, you know how to have a party and celebrate!
Best of luck to you all!
Sloan Parker
Once a week, I post a quote that I’ve read/heard recently. So here’s this week’s Quote I Love …
“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”
Attributed to Dr. Seuss
American Writer and Cartoonist
Words to live by, don’t you think?
Hope you have a great day,
Sloan Parker
www.sloanparker.com
Once a week, I post a quote that I’ve read/heard recently. So here’s this week’s Quote I Love …
Saw this great quote on Twitter thanks to author Alan Chin.
“Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great.”
Mark Twain
Author
I think this is an important statement for all to remember. I hate when I see someone established in his/her career belittle the efforts of those just starting out. Or when someone who has never tried something, criticizes those who dare to try. I know critical reviews are important, but sometimes the difference between a critical discussion of someone’s work and a rude attack is a fine line to walk. My thinking is, if you can’t do it with tact and dignity (for both yourself and the other person), than it might be best not to say anything at all.
We are all on different journeys. We all have different ambitions and goals. And we all have a lot to learn. We just have different things to learn. I know I have a lot of room to grow. As a person. As a daughter. As a partner. As a writer. Learning and growing is part of the fun in living. It would be pretty boring if we were all the same.
Best of luck to each and every one of you in your chosen pursuits!
Thanks for stopping by today,
Sloan