Crazy Author Quotes

We've had a very busy week (more about that later), but I've managed to read Daddy Long-Legs by Jean Webster somewhere in the cracks. I enjoyed how the story was told through her hilarious letters, and the ending was a bit of a fun surprise. (I didn't enjoy the feminism or the Fabian stuff, though.)

Some of the quotes were quite hilarious, ones that an author like myself (if I may call myself one) can especially relate to. I thought I'd share some of them with you all.

"I saw a street car conductor today with one brown eye and one blue. Wouldn't he make a nice villain for a detective story?"

Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (p. 65)  Kindle Edition.

"Eleven pages— this is a letter! Have courage. I'm going to stop."
Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (p. 67). Kindle Edition.

"I came up with a pen and tablet hoping to write an immortal short story, but I've been having a dreadful time with my heroine— I CAN'T make her behave as I want her to behave; so I've abandoned her for the moment, and am writing to you."
Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (p. 78). Kindle Edition.

"This new book is going to get itself finished— and published! You see if it doesn't."
Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (p. 124). Kindle Edition.

"Isn't it fun to work— or don't you ever do it? It's especially fun when your kind of work is the thing you'd rather do more than anything else in the world. I've been writing as fast as my pen would go every day this summer, and my only quarrel with life is that the days aren't long enough to write all the beautiful and valuable and entertaining thoughts I'm thinking. I've finished the second draft of my book and am going to begin the third tomorrow morning at half-past seven. It's the sweetest book you ever saw— it is, truly. I think of nothing else. I can barely wait in the morning to dress and eat before beginning; then I write and write and write till suddenly I'm so tired that I'm limp all over."
Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (pp. 126-127). Kindle Edition.

"With beautiful scenery all about, and lots to eat and a comfortable four-post bed and a ream of blank paper and a pint of ink— what more does one want in the world?"
Webster, Jean (2011-03-30). Daddy-Long-Legs (p. 128). Kindle Edition.

Are all writers alike? Even fictional ones? I get this crazy when I'm writing something, I just don't always bother my pen-pals about it as much this character does. ; )

Update : )

I'm back, and probably sooner than any of you expected! I was only gone for as long as it took for me to race through those amazing books... ; ) So, here's a quick update on what I've been doing the past few weeks in no particular order. So many amazing things, and I'm grateful for each one of them!

• Catching up on letters and emails
• Doing school (I can see the light at the end of my Grammar studies tunnel!!)
• Trying to fit blogging in somewhere ; )
• Learning ebook formatting
• Selling used books on Amazon (and shipping them out! That part is the best!)
• Cleaning house and then cleaning it again
• Baking really yummy things (Banana cake, cinnamon rolls...pie next)
• Helping a friend out with her beading business
• Doting on the babies (they are so amazing!!)
• Reading
• Thinking about reading some more
• Writing stories (well, not so much really lately--I'm hoping to get back to it soon)
• Painting tiny fingernails
• Writing to-do lists
• Battling seasonal allergies
• Watching "Granite Flats" with my family
• Washing dishes
• Doing a service project with my family and my aunt
• Reading some more
• Going to a bookstore with my family to trade used books for credit (So much fun!!)
• Formatting baptismal certificates for church
• Coming up with ideas for stories
• Searching free images for a blog button I am supposed to be making
• Discussing true worth in Christ with Paul
• Joining in toddler dance parties (Irish music, Messianic Jewish music, classical music...)
• Making new friends
• Watching "Penguins of Madagascar" (in which Benedict Cumberbatch can't say the word "penguin"!)
• Learning my true worth in Christ
• Celebrating Christ's death for us at a Good Friday service
• Celebrating Christ's resurrection for us at our Resurrection Day service
• Watching the wonderful nephews and some little friends hunt Easter eggs
• Laughing with family and friends as we ate our Easter dinner
• Reading (Ha, ha! There it is again!)
• Helping run/plan a fabulous church picnic (Tyler won a 5k, and Mom and Pearl took home blue ribbons for their chili and cookies!)
• Helping the little kids at said picnic make their own icecream
• Feeling sore that day and the next after shaking so much icecream ; )
• Cleaning rock salt off the chairs the kids used for the icecream project
• Making new friends and hanging out with old ones
• Enjoying every minute of the hayride
• Learning origami with and from a little friend
• Singing songs around the campfire with wonderful friends
• Cleaning the house again
• Discussing which characters in "Granite Flats" are spies and which sides they are on
• Listening to a sermon on the Gibeonites deception of Israel (really good!)
• Pondering the reviews I must write
• Discovering that a nephew (or two) chasing a laser light is one of the funniest things in the world!!!
• Learning to live in what Christ has done (and is doing) for me

What about you? What have you been doing?

Guess What I Got in the Mail...

When life (or one of your sweet aunts) hands you an Amazon gift card, buy books. I suddenly found myself armed with book money and so many delightful possibilities. I chose two with beautiful covers and interesting sounding storylines. They came on Monday. Two days early. I love it when packages come.

 

See? They are gorgeous!

 

And the spines are even better, since they are so thick!!!

 

Since Monday, I've read Gift from the Storm once; and now I'm almost finished reading it to one of my younger sisters since it is so good. Dreamlander is waiting tantalizingly for me; but I've decided to wait on that one a little bit. Don't worry, reading isn't the only reason I've been gone from this blog for over two weeks. I've been doing a lot of other life too, and when I finish my reading I hope to be back here to tell you all about it. Expect a general update, reviews (of course), and even some pictures of our Resurrection Day celebrations. Until then--where is my bookmark?





Psst!! Just so you know--Perry made the cover of Gift from the Storm. You can see other fabulous things like it at www.perryelisabethdesign.blogspot.com.