quotations related

Words to Inspire Writers: Writing-related Quotations - on Writers, Writing, Words, Books, Literature, and Publishing - to illustrate the Writing Process and to motivate Authors
$20.00
It has been a joy to discover Australian author, Gregory Babic's book, Words to Inspire Writers. As a huge collector of quotes and verses, a 300 author 1,100 quote tome was one just I couldn't pass up. I've been reading through the gi-normous book of quotes amassed here. My heavens! What a vast body of work! It truly is impressive.

As a book of days with three quotes per day, Babic has designed the passages to carry writers through three stages of a daily writing process: the preparation and planning stage, the creation stage, and "...the Post-Writing or Celebration Stage of Publishing and Marketing."

I like being surprised daily by the vast number of brilliant authors, spanning thousands of years, from whom Babic has gleaned priceless gems of wisdom. The index in the book's finale is worth double its weight in gold, and truly simplifies finding favorite authors and quotes. It seems impossible to peruse such a fine volume and not come away inspired and enriched. I'm happy to reference Words to Inspire Writers and recommend it to friends and writers.

It takes two to speak the truth--one to speak, and another to hear.
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862)

Let Their Voices Be Heard: Quotations from Life Stories Related to Physical Activity, Food and Eating, and Body Image
$14.95

The Passion and Exaltation of Jesus: A series of oil paintings and related Bible quotations of Jesus' last few days on earth covering His trial, crucifixion, burial, resurrection and Ascension
$27.75
'The Passion and Exaltationof Jesus', presents photographs of paintings by Billy Baumann of theevents in the last days of Jesus' life on earth. This series of highlyrealistic paintings begin with Jesus in the garden of Gethsame,bloody sweat dripping from his forehead as he prays, 'Father, if thou bewilling, remove this cup from me; nevertheless, not my will but thine be done'. The series continues with His trialbefore the Sanhedrin, before Pilate, mocking by Herod, the crowd choosing Barabbas, His scourging, His crucifixion, His burial, theempty tomb, His resurrection, His appearance beforeMary and His disciples, and His Ascension. Billy has observed dozens ofdifferent artistic styles of the traditional Stations of the Cross commonlyhanging on the walls of Episcopal and Roman Catholic Churches. The traditional'stations' vary in artistic styles from abstract to semi-realisticand some are not even reflected in the Bible. As an artist, Billy becameinterested in doing a series of paintings that realistically reflect the lastfew days of Jesus. Using quotations from the Gospels he selected 18 scenescovering these dramatic events that transformed the entire world.

In Passing: Condolences and Complaints on Death, Dying, and Related Disappointments
$16.95
This book, like life, is brief. It is a thinking person's condolence card; a speaker's and writer's reference on a subject that sometimes stymies, sometimes inspires the most loquacious; and a counterpoint to nearly every other book about death. In Passing samples a wide range of emotions from the witty to the grim. Some of the quotes, such as Dorothy Parker's sarcastic response to the death of Calvin Coolidge ("How could they tell?"), are justly famous, while others ? Philip Larkin's world-weary "Death is no different whined at than withstood" ? are lesser-known gems. For some, the end inspires heady poetry, witness Rita Mae Brown's "The human animal dances wildest on the edge of the grave." H. L. Mencken showed grudging admiration when he said, "Of all escape mechanisms, death is the most efficient." This book offers perspective on the literally life-changing event that few welcome but all must endure.