In the midst of a decade of rejections from publishers for her books, L‘Engle turned to her china laughing Buddha that graced her writing desk.” I was very much aware that if I lost my ability to laugh,I wouldn‘t be able to write, either. Perhaps what was most helpful–… is a white China laughing Buddha which sits on my desk…he laughs at me, never with ridicule,but lovingly, tolerantly:you are taking yourself seriously aren‘t you Madeleine?What 🔽
kspenmoll Matters is the book itself. If it is as good book as you can write at this moment in time,that is what counts.Success is pleasant; of course you want it; but it isn‘t what makes you write”(22). #icon #iconnotidol (edited) 2d
TheBookHippie @kspenmoll I love this part. Do your art for you. 2d
AmyG I love your Buddha! 2d
AnnCrystal 💝💝💝. 2d
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