Wednesday, January 11, 2012

Midweek Mixer

"Forgiveness is a funny thing. It warms the heart and cools the sting."
-William Arthur Ward

This is an apt quote for the book I'm working on. We build up conflict to make the story dynamic, but there comes a point where the conflict can become more grating than helpful. In these cases, the tool that can best get us away from it is forgiveness. And what a powerful writing tool it is!

12 comments:

  1. Excellent quote. I couldn't agree more.

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  2. Forgiveness speaks volumes, in everyday life and in our stories. I think it definitely changes the course of things wherever it's used.

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  3. I love the quote. There isn't a lot of discussion on the power of forgiveness in writing. But I think we see a lot of it in the classics.

    Thanks for the post--lots of food for thought.

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  4. Never thought of forgiveness as a writing tool, but it does make for some great characterization.

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  5. I'm just excited to tell you that I put a new blog list on my family blog so now I'll see and get to visit your blog every time you update! Yea! What took me so long? :)

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  6. I love this quote! And I absolutely love when I find a quote that represents my book so well.

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  7. But not necessarily at the same time! :)

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  8. Very good point! Forgiveness is a powerful tool in book books and life. :D

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  9. I love that C.S. Lewis thought. It makes ya think does't it. I hope your holidays were wonderful!!

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  10. oh, I love that quote. It's so true. But it's still so hard sometimes to forgive. I've been in such a situation once... :p

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  11. Cool! I love this! I've never thought about forgiveness being a writing tool. Thanks for sharing!:D

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