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This #quotation of Robert Rubin resonated, found in Susan Cain's Quiet (a reassuring read if you share such a sense of doubt and wonder from time to time if you might be 'introverted'). See: www.writingredux.com/quote-certain-of-everything/ #Christmas countdown #quote - #quotations #quiet #introverts #susancain

Christmas countdown quote - seen on a wall at EPFL, a thought on science and art - see also Hungarian composer Kodaly: www.writingredux.com/quote-the-scientist-and-the-artist/ quotations quotes ideas artists scientists

The protagonist of George Eliot's Middlemarch is always #kind to #dogs - WritingRedux #Christmas #quotes - #quote #quotations #literature #kindness #bekind #animals #pets

A quote from George Eliot's Middlemarch on the need to focus - know the feeling? WritingRedux #Christmas #quotes #quote #quotation #literature

WritingRedux #Christmas #quotes - #poet #SeamusHeaney on the #creativeprocess in #writing, tho' I believe it applies to other #creative acts. #quote #quotation #creativity #abundance

A 17th century #poem long since learned by heart & as resonant as ever during a #pandemic - John Donne's 'No Man Is An Island' - click below to enjoy illustrated text & #audio versions - WritingRedux #Christmas #quotes - #quote #quotation #podcast #poetry #poets #literature

A wonderful account of Capa's complaints about his friend John Steinbeck. For the full quotation, including a podcast audio version, see the link below. #friends #friendship #writing #travel #complaint #podcast

The photographer Robert Capa, known for his searing images of war, explains why he couldn't miss an invasion. In the event, his dedication to war reporting cost him his life. #photography #photographer #correspondent #war

On his 1946 trip to the Soviet Union, Steinbeck had several conversations with literary groups. Here his dry humour explains to his hosts the different view of writers in the U.S. as compared to the Soviet Union. #writers #writing #literature #literary #Russia

In 1946 John Steinbeck and Robert Capa spent a month travelling in the Soviet Union. Here Steinbeck describes their arrival. His slim journal is a masterpiece of funny, compassionate, truthful reporting. #travel #Russia #writing #writer

In 1946 Robert Capa and his friend John Steinbeck travelled together in the Soviet Union. The wonderful book they published includes a short 'legitimate complaint' by Capa, a delight to read. #travel #Russia #friendship #friends #photographer #photography

We forget, mostly, that we live in a time of unprecedented mass luxury and ease. Here such a reflection occurs to Orlando, in comparing her life in the 18th versus the 20th centuries. #technology #progress #invention #modern #life

This gardener, who tends the castle grounds of the monstrous pile of Gormenghast, is driven by something more than the beauty and colour of the flowers he grows, rather by their vital sap or something similar. #gardening #gardens #knowledge #botany #quote #quotation #literature

Here the Russian author Vasily Grossman resists editorial efforts to render his novel 'safe', even though this delayed the publication of his novel. #writer #writing #author #literature #novel #integrity #Russia #Russian #SovietUnion #quote #quotation

WritingRedux celebrates bright writing, enriching human exchange through a fresh injection of original phrasing and overlooked gems. All captured during decades of attentive reading and occasional thinking. Welcome, and please sign up for regular dips into limpid language.