Tuesday, April 26, 2011

The music the words make

I was searching recently for some writing quotes, to inspire both myself and my cousin Belinda, who is also a writer (closeted for the time being, but hopefully she will emerge soon- Hi Belinda!) and did stumble across some that spoke to me. One of the most beautiful was this:

To me, the greatest pleasure in writing is not what it's about, but the music the words make. 
~Truman Capote.


I just thought; how lovely is that? And true! How nice it is sometimes, not just as a writer but as a reader, to hear the words roll off the tongue. Even reading them in your head, the flow is like a melody.

 Words can create not only a story, and images but also music, and isn't that something.


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2 comments:

  1. Lovely quote dear Ali! Nothing like writing your own melody!

    Xox

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