Singapore, Feb.4, 2009 - So we (me, my sister and her boyfriend Aloke) went to the National Library in Bugis and I was in awe at how amazing the place is with its huge collection of books and how the whole place is well-maintained. What's more, I read something that really struck a cord, such well-written words of wisdom and inspiration. Read with me...
" To sum it all up, if you want to write, if you want to create, you must be the most sublime fool that God turned out and sent rambling.
You must write every single day of your life.
You must read dreadful dumb books and glorious books, and let them wrestle in beautiful fights inside your head, vulgar one moment, brilliant the next. You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes, and wear books like hats upon your crazy head.
I wish for you a wrestling match with your creative muse that will last a lifetime.
I wish craziness and foolishness and madness upon you.
May you live with hysteria, and out of it make fine stories - science fiction or otherwise.
Which finally means, may you be in love everyday for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world." - Ray Bradburry (from John Winukor's book Advice To Writers)
" To sum it all up, if you want to write, if you want to create, you must be the most sublime fool that God turned out and sent rambling.
You must write every single day of your life.
You must read dreadful dumb books and glorious books, and let them wrestle in beautiful fights inside your head, vulgar one moment, brilliant the next. You must lurk in libraries and climb the stacks like ladders to sniff books like perfumes, and wear books like hats upon your crazy head.
I wish for you a wrestling match with your creative muse that will last a lifetime.
I wish craziness and foolishness and madness upon you.
May you live with hysteria, and out of it make fine stories - science fiction or otherwise.
Which finally means, may you be in love everyday for the next 20,000 days. And out of that love, remake a world." - Ray Bradburry (from John Winukor's book Advice To Writers)
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