Last week the movement arts group New York Live Arts hosted a five-day festival dedicated to the work of one of my favorite writers, Oliver Sacks, a neurologist turned author whose fame stems from his ability to make medical writing digestible for a lay audience. Sacks writes primarily about neurological cases he comes across in…
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Quote of the Day
"Words, once they are printed, have a life of their own." -Carol Burnett
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Wounds and Words
“Write hard and clear about what hurts.” —Ernest Hemingway On a recent trip to the grocery store, I overheard a conversation between a man and his wife while standing behind them in the checkout line. The man, probably in his mid-thirties, complained to his wife about a last minute report he had to write for…
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In Remembrance of Ned B. Fleischer
“Harmony is about listening to one another.” -Ned B. Fleischer “More, Mama? More Hmmhmm?” I had been humming a lullaby to my little girl at bedtime. I thought she was almost asleep – I certainly seemed to have put myself in a little trance. But then she asked for “more Hmmhmm” and suddenly I…
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"Writing is a struggle against silence." -Carlos Fuentes
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Quote of the Day
"If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair. We'd never have a friendship. We'd never go into business, because we'd be cynical. Well that's nonsense. You've got to jump off cliffs all the time and build your wings on the way down." -Ray Bradbury
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"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams." -Eleanor Roosevelt
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Quote of the Day
"It's never too late to be what you might have been." -George Elliot
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Quote of the Day
"Stop worrying about what you are supposed to be, And Just Be." -Ugly Betty
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Quote of the Day – RIP Steve Jobs
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't be trapped by dogma - which is living with the results of other people's thinking. Don't let the noise of others' options drown out your own inner voice. And most importantly, have courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already…
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