Author, Author!

A writer and nothing else: a man alone in a room with the English language, trying to get human feelings right. ~John K. Hutchens, New York Herald Tribune, 10 September 1961

The purpose of a writer is to keep civilization from destroying itself. - Albert Camus

Fill your paper with the breathings of your heart. ~William Wordsworth

Easy reading is damn hard writing. ~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Fiction is the truth inside the lie. - Stephen King

The difference between fiction and reality? Fiction has to make sense. - Tom Clancy

Anybody can make history. Only a great man can write it. - Oscar Wilde


After three long weeks of radioless Wednesday nights, I get to do a show again next week! Thanks to the always sparkling and loverly Mrs. Deedeess for taking the reins while I was away. She is a gem!

Our topic this time is going to be "the written word," paying tribute to the people who sit and create the books, movies and songs that resonate in our minds long after we have experienced them. Think of the words that continue to haunt your brain long after you have heard/read them. Whether it be a poem, a song or a quote from a movie, somebody at some point sat in front of a blank sheet of paper and came up with it to make you think about something or reveal some kind of human truth to you. Tell us about your favorites. Feel free to recite your favorite poem or quote or even a joke that is particularly well constructed.

In case you all forgot the procedure, you record yourself on an mp3 file and ship it off to me at thestevesmithshow@gmail.com and I will share it with our radio family next Wednesday night at 11pm UK time. By the way, this will be back to my "normal" time in the US, as the daylight savings time takes affect this week in Europe.

I'm thinking on what I can send in.

Any quote, movie line, poem, song, etc. Anything you like or admire and why. They all had to be written by somebody!

Help!

I love it when steve gets desperate..........I'll try I promise. I just spent 3 hours trying to figure out my Chemistry homework! and I only half studied for my test tomorrow....

Steve I'll see if I can pull anything off. Like B I'm pretty busy always doing homework too!!

Author, Author!