Comments on: 5 Great Quotes on (Writing with) Responsibility

By: Joanna

Joanna — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 20:08:51 +0000

Wilson, that’s a good point – we can beat ourselves up taking on too much responsibility… for things we’re not responsible for.

Thanks for the reminder.

By: wilson

wilson — Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:23:28 +0000

We all have our own responsibility on our daily lif and it's need a lot of concentration and dedication to get it done! So, if you have tried your best, then you won't need to regret for it. wilsons last blog post..Your Children Are Allergy with Egg Products?

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By: Joanna

Joanna — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:43:35 +0000

Brad, thanks for sharing that one. It raises similar questions to that put by Wendi: how far does this principle apply to our writing, and the choices we make about what we do and don’t write about. Interesting.

–Deb, no problem, I can see you’re busy with writing your services page!

By: Joanna

Joanna — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:42:29 +0000

Lori, those are great quotes thank you. I particularly like the Updike quote though I am thinking harder about the Baldwin one. Yes, definitely stirring some thoughts.

By: Joanna

Joanna — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 07:41:23 +0000

Wendi, that’s a good question and one I don’t pretend to have the answer to. I guess ‘it depends’ is what I’d say. We can’t any of us as humans take responsibility for all the world’s woes or we’d lose our voice under the weight of it. Many people write to stay true to deeply held values and principles that might not have any direct impact on ‘world events’ but help us to build a better world in the long run – like artistic freedom, or the ability to play and experiment, or engaging people in stories.

Maybe it comes back to your own values and principles – and that your writing responsibility is to stay true to them?

By: --Deb

--Deb — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 03:30:43 +0000

Great quotes ... I'm just too tired right now to come up with one of my own... (grin) --Debs last blog post..Service with a Smile

By: Brad Shorr

Brad Shorr — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 21:37:40 +0000

The world is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing. - Albert Einstein Brad Shorrs last blog post..A Hat Tip to Blogs I Read in Silence

By: SpaceAgeSage -- Lori

SpaceAgeSage -- Lori — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:40:37 +0000

Here are some that might stir some thoughts: They may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. ~Carl W. Buechner I want to write books that unlock the traffic jam in everybody's head. ~John Updike There are thousands of thoughts lying within a man that he does not know till he takes up the pen and writes. ~William Makepeace Thackeray The responsibility of a writer is to excavate the experience of the people who produced him. ~James Baldwin Lori SpaceAgeSage -- Loris last blog post..Lost childhood messages

By: Wendi Kelly

Wendi Kelly — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 16:29:55 +0000

Joanna, Here is quote for you to add some food for thought: It is not only for what we do that we are held responsible, but also for what we do not do. ~ John Baptiste Moliere As a citizen of the world community, I agree with this statement. However, As a writer, how much responsabilty do we have to always speak up? What happens when we as writers look the other way? Wendi Kellys last blog post..Tealights and Time