So I’m sitting in a Chinese restaurant, working hard at editing my novel, and I get this for my fortune:
“An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.”
Damn it, Confucius! And you even forgot a comma! Proving yourself right I suppose?
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May 28, 2016 at 2:56 pm
Most fortunes are lame, but this is a good one.
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May 28, 2016 at 10:28 pm
This is true. I once got a fortune that read, “You like Chinese food.” 🙄
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May 26, 2016 at 5:18 am
Great quote, Linda! Powerful!
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May 25, 2016 at 4:24 pm
Yes, and the next cookie said: “an editor is not paid for her vision, but for her revision”
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May 25, 2016 at 12:11 pm
Wow, talk about timing. Great quote.
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May 25, 2016 at 1:52 pm
The timing was impeccable. 😛
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May 25, 2016 at 7:20 am
…and he can’t spell “labour”.
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May 25, 2016 at 1:51 pm
I thought of belabouring that point, but I’ve been told I have to write my own novel in American, so it seemed a bit hypocritical. It almost killed me not to fix it when I typed out the quote though. 😛
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May 25, 2016 at 5:15 am
excellent –
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May 25, 2016 at 1:48 pm
😀
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May 25, 2016 at 4:32 am
Very timed for sure. Good one Linda.
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May 25, 2016 at 1:47 pm
It was quite apt, though frustrating! Thanks, Parul. 🙂
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May 25, 2016 at 3:50 am
Well timed. It is also a reminder of reconnecting with the origins of why you started to write. The rest should follow but in times own time. Enjoy the artistic process and worry about the labour process later x
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May 25, 2016 at 1:45 pm
I’ve been editing for 3 years!! Maybe it means I have to get back to some actual writing… it’s true.
Thanks, Daisy. 🙂
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May 25, 2016 at 3:40 am
That’s why artists get day jobs 😉
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May 25, 2016 at 1:43 pm
Oh THAT’S why! hehe 😉
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May 25, 2016 at 2:25 am
Very profound and perfectly timed too.
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May 25, 2016 at 1:41 pm
It was!
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May 25, 2016 at 2:20 am
I suppose we may as well all give up now!!
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May 25, 2016 at 1:40 pm
I know, right? 😛
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May 25, 2016 at 1:41 pm
😃😂😉😭😠
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May 25, 2016 at 1:44 pm
❤
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