Quote: James Michener on Writing and Tangling with Human Emotions

Human Emotions - James Michener - Swirl and Swing of Words

James Michener was an American novelist and short story writer.  He wrote epic and detailed works of fiction which have been classified as fictional documentaries.  Through his writing, he made foreign environments accessible to Americans.

In 1948, he won the Pulitzer Prize for Tales of the South Pacific, a short story collection that also inspired a Broadway classic.

On writing, Michener said:

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Quote: William Makepeace Thackeray on Writing and Familiar Things

Writing Quote - Familiar and New

William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist known for his satirical works.  Vanity Fair, which was one of his most popular novels, was the first novel published under his name.  He published Vanity Fair in serial monthly parts, a method used by Charles Dickens.  Other notable works include With the Luck of Barry Lyndon and Pendennis. He also wrote travel books such as The Paris Sketch Book and From Cornhill to Grand Cairo.

On writing, he said:

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Quote: Jorge Luis Borges on Writing as a Guided Dream

Writing is a Guided Dream - Jose Luis Borges - Writing Quote

Jose Luis Borges was an Argentine poet, short-story writer, and essayist.  His tales and poems have come to be regarded as classics of 20th Century world literature.  In 1961, he gained international fame when he was awarded the Prix Formentor, the International Publishers Prize, which he shared with Samuel Beckett, the Irish playwright.

His words offer valuable insight, a different perspective really, into the writing process.  He saw writing as a guided dream.  Specifically, on writing, he said:

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Supertitles Are Not the Same as Subtitles

Supertitles not same as Subtitles - Closed Captioning - Surtitles

Last month, I attended a music concert featuring mostly classical and orchestra music. Before the concert commenced, I looked through the program I was handed at the door.  It contained details you would normally expect to see in a program of events: names of the organizers, history of past performances, names of individuals performing each musical piece, orchestra members and who was playing what instrument, degree qualifications, and accomplishments, etc.

But I also stumbled on an unexpected item.

Supertitles by XYZ.

What in the world are Supertitles? I wondered.  Well, I did some digging around and here’s what I discovered.

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