"Stay without ambition, without the least desire, exposed, vulnerable, unprotected, uncertain and alone, completely open to and welcoming life as it happens, without the selfish conviction that all must yield you pleasure or profit, material or so-called spiritual."
Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj (via lazyyogi)
![victoriousvocabulary:
PATHOPOEIA
[noun]
1. Rare: the arousing of emotion in someone who hears music; a passage designed to arouse emotions; an emotional response from music.
2. speech that moves hearers emotionally, especially as the speaker attempts to elicit an emotional response by way of demonstrating his/her own feelings; a speech, or figure of speech, designed to move the passion.
Etymology: from Ancient Greek παθοποιία (pathopoiia); πάθος (pathos, “passion”) + ποιέω (poieō, “make”).
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Famous Advice on Writing: The Collected Wisdom of Great Writers
By popular demand, I’ve put together a reading list of all the famous advice on writing presented here over the years, featuring words of wisdom from such masters of the craft as Kurt Vonnegut, Susan Sontag, Henry Miller, Stephen King, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Susan Orlean, Ernest Hemingway, Zadie Smith, and more. Enjoy:
