Legendary writer Edith Wharton died on 11 August 1937. She was seventy-five.
Here she is, in her twenties, with her two vicious looking little dogs. I bet they liked biting strangers’ ankles.

Edith Wharton
Legendary writer Edith Wharton died on 11 August 1937. She was seventy-five.
Here she is, in her twenties, with her two vicious looking little dogs. I bet they liked biting strangers’ ankles.

Edith Wharton
The rules call for one quote per day. Ever the rebel, I’m ending the challenge with two. I will not choose between my favourite (dead) writers, and you can’t make me! Waaaahhhhh!

George Bernard Shaw Quote

Joe Strummer Quote
Thus ends this fun exercise. Thanks for reading!
Details:
I was nominated for the Three Day Quote Challenge by Sita Rasa. Thanks so much!
Here are the actual “rules” for the quote challenge:
– Post one quote for three days (they may be your words or from another source)
– Nominate three bloggers each day to participate
– Thank the blogger who nominated you
I’m following numbers one and three. As for two…well, if you’d like to participate (and you should, because it is fun) feel free to nominate yourself.

Robert McAlmon Quote
This quote comes as no surprise to anyone familiar with the sidebar. Creatively, it has been my guiding light for more than a decade. I think about it nearly every time I sit down to write.
Do you have any writing tenets? Please share yours in the comments section!
This quote by the fabulous, underrated Robert McAlmon has been brought to you by the Three Day Quote Challenge.
I was nominated by Sita Rasa. Thanks so much!
Here are the actual “rules” for the quote challenge:
– Post one quote for three days (they may be your words or from another source)
– Nominate three bloggers each day to participate
– Thank the blogger who nominated you
I’m following numbers one and three. As for two…well, if you’d like to participate (and you should, because it is fun) feel free to nominate yourself.

Caricature of W. Somerset Maugham

W. Somerset Maugham Quote
From the George Grantham Bain collection (Library of Congress):

George Bernard Shaw
G.B. Shaw was born on 26 July 1856.
22 July 1898:

Stephen Vincent Benét, in the Yale College Yearbook (1919).
“We thought, because we had power, we had wisdom.”-Stephen Vincent Benét