The faucet

"There is something necessary and life-giving about 'creative work' (forgive the term).  A state of excitement.  And it is like a faucet: nothing comes unless you turn it on, and the more you turn it on, the more comes."                                                                                         Brenda Ueland

Generosity

"Writing is not a performance but a generosity."  Brenda Ueland

Mama's Face

Beautiful as seemed mama's face, it became more lovely when she smiled and seemed to enliven everything about her.

--Leo Tolstoy