“When Van Gogh was a young man in his early twenties, he was in London studying to be a clergyman. He had no thought of being an artist at all. He sat in his cheap little room writing a letter to his brother in Holland, whom he loved very much. He looked out his window at a watery twilight, a thin…
This has been occupying my mind since I read it yesterday. Its simple truth is breathtaking.
Source: theodoragoss
Nikki Giovanni (via amandaonwriting)
I saw her speak once. She was amazing. And I completely agree with this. At least for me, anyway, growing as a writer is the exercise of developing and expanding my capacity for empathy.
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