tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post7176370655201725759..comments2024-03-17T12:30:03.009-05:00Comments on Teaching Authors--6 Children's Authors Who Also Teach Writing: Getting-to-Know-You: Signature Quotes!Carmela Martinohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-74287846756811098262010-09-17T12:06:13.524-05:002010-09-17T12:06:13.524-05:00Thanks to all who shared their Quotation Quotes an...Thanks to all who shared their Quotation Quotes and expressed their enthusiasm for this opportunity to create an identifiable verbal ring tone!<br />Your quotes give so much PUNCH! to what is simply a name.<br />And, writers (of all ages): the Siqnature Quote comes in mighty handy, much like the ring tone, when you need to learn your characters' hearts.<br />Esther Hershenhorn<br />"There is a crack in everything; that's how the light gets in." (Leonard Cohen)Esther Hershenhornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12016897434029543881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-7334392883858142472010-09-16T18:05:34.914-05:002010-09-16T18:05:34.914-05:00Thanks, Megan. The quote on my website is my actu...Thanks, Megan. The quote on my website is my actual signature quote:<br /><br />April Halprin Wayland: ½ poet, ½ author, ½ not good at fractionsApril Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-84008996987046874802010-09-16T13:15:49.933-05:002010-09-16T13:15:49.933-05:00Thanks for this, Esther! My signature quote has e...Thanks for this, Esther! My signature quote has emerged during my book promotion over the past 9 months: Live a Life Worth Writing About. Which is a variation of a guiding principle I adopted some years ago: Life is not about finding yourself: Life is about creating yourself. Love that!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-24188574615991249892010-09-16T13:15:42.839-05:002010-09-16T13:15:42.839-05:00Thanks for this, Esther! My signature quote has e...Thanks for this, Esther! My signature quote has emerged during my book promotion over the past 9 months: Live a Life Worth Writing About. Which is a variation of a guiding principle I adopted some years ago: Life is not about finding yourself: Life is about creating yourself. Love that!Irene Lathamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04905936104127707762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-35230463222636304092010-09-16T06:56:07.142-05:002010-09-16T06:56:07.142-05:00April - I love that one!
Esther - As I've st...April - I love that one! <br />Esther - As I've started exploring the world of writing, I've noticed how often writers use quotes. I was just thinking I need to find a "me" quote. What a timely post! Thanks!Megan K. Bickelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17306585009994740664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-41113005950126076132010-09-16T01:23:38.317-05:002010-09-16T01:23:38.317-05:00I LOVE quotations and love reading which ones frie...I LOVE quotations and love reading which ones friends choose to place below their signatures.<br /><br />My favs change daily. Today, as I work on the midterm elections, I think it may be:<br /><br />If you think you are too small to be effective, you have never been in bed with a mosquito.<br />~ Betty ReeseApril Halprin Waylandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10760393691320267240noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-67353210738293723852010-09-15T18:11:15.900-05:002010-09-15T18:11:15.900-05:00Ooh, I like yours too, Ellen. And Alison, I think ...Ooh, I like yours too, Ellen. And Alison, I think of Frost's words often.Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-43030567085656850782010-09-15T16:15:34.037-05:002010-09-15T16:15:34.037-05:00"If you bring forth what is within you, what ..."If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you." Gospel of Thomas<br /> -- a quote that's ominous enough to keep me writing when I want to throw in the towel! Thanks for a great post, Esther. I love that you included a quote from one of your own books. A literary agent that I queried recently asked for a favorite quote from my ms. Felt so revealing to quote my own work! Carmela, I'm adding your Van Gogh quote to my list of favoritesEllen Reaganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17252411439188776429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-21159793305559234372010-09-15T15:23:09.577-05:002010-09-15T15:23:09.577-05:00"I took the road less traveled..." by Ro..."I took the road less traveled..." by Robert Frost. This has always summed up my personality and spirit.Alison K Hertzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03322477915189467660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-12961875478592672992010-09-15T08:15:15.141-05:002010-09-15T08:15:15.141-05:00By the way, the address for the main page of the S...By the way, the address for the main page of the ShowandTellMe site is:<br />http://showandtellme.tumblr.com/Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3934041490878801751.post-27110738952791255832010-09-15T08:12:02.040-05:002010-09-15T08:12:02.040-05:00I LOVE this idea, Esther! (And “Getting to Know Yo...I LOVE this idea, Esther! (And “Getting to Know You” is a great song!)<br />I recently shared a favorite quote at:<br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/3x38pnx" rel="nofollow">ShowandTellMe</a>,<br />a site where children’s book creators can “show and tell” quotes and photographs:<br /><b><i>“If you hear a voice within you say ‘You cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.” </i></b> (Vincent Van Gogh)<br />Also, after reading how important exercise is for our mental as well as our physical health, I came up with my own mantra to motivate me to exercise:<br /><i><b>“Exercise is important for my brain and my well-being.” </b></i> (Carmela Martino)Carmela Martinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543808551988338496noreply@blogger.com