Day: June 8, 2020

I Feel The Ghosts Of The Past On My Shoulders

When I enter a library, when I enter the world of books, I feel the ghosts of the past on my shoulders urging me to speech. I hear Patrick Henry cry to the Burgsses, ‘Is Life so dear, or Peace so sweet, to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?’ I hear Sojourner Truth tell me that the hand that rocks the cradle can also rock the boat, and William Lloyd Garrison say, ‘I am in earnest, I will not be silenced.’

A-Z Quotes. 2020. TOP 25 QUOTES BY SARA PARETSKY (Of 73) | A-Z Quotes. [online] Available at: https://www.azquotes.com/author/11300-Sara_Paretsky [Accessed 8 June 2020].
by Rolando Andrés Ramos

Every Writer’s Difficult Journey Is A Movement From Silence To Speech

Every writer’s difficult journey is a movement from silence to speech. We must be intensely private and interior in order to find a voice and a vision – and we must bring our work to an outside world where the market, or public outrage, or even government censorship can destroy our voice.

A-Z Quotes. 2020. TOP 25 QUOTES BY SARA PARETSKY (Of 73) | A-Z Quotes. [online] Available at: https://www.azquotes.com/author/11300-Sara_Paretsky [Accessed 8 June 2020].
by Rolando Andrés Ramos

Characters In Fiction Come Alive Because Of The Believability Of Their Emotional Lives

I believe that to create real-seeming characters, the writer must be willing to go on a voyage of self-exploration. It can be revealing and even painful to explore your own weakness, but it gives you genuine emotion. Characters in fiction come alive because of the believability of their emotional lives and that is what I strive to create.

A-Z Quotes. 2020. TOP 25 QUOTES BY SARA PARETSKY (Of 73) | A-Z Quotes. [online] Available at: https://www.azquotes.com/author/11300-Sara_Paretsky [Accessed 8 June 2020].
by Rolando Andrés Ramos

There Is No Frigate Like A Book And No Harbor Like A Library

There is no frigate like a book and no harbor like a library, where those who love books but can’t afford their own complete collections, or those who need a computer, or kids who need a safe place to read after school, or moms with toddlers who want their babies to learn to read, can all come together and share in a great community resource.

A-Z Quotes. 2020. TOP 25 QUOTES BY SARA PARETSKY (Of 73) | A-Z Quotes. [online] Available at: https://www.azquotes.com/author/11300-Sara_Paretsky [Accessed 8 June 2020].
by Rolando Andrés Ramos