By Ann LaBar As some romance authors write under a pseudonym, it can be one of those things a writer feels a need to choose before she can even begin writing. There […]
Discovering My Name, Finding Myself
What She Said, September 6: Madeleine L’Engle
Our truest response to the irrationality of the world is to paint or sing or write, for only in such repose do we find truth. – Madeleine L’Engle
What She Said, September 5: Amy Sherald
I paint as a way of looking for myself in the world. – Amy Sherald
What She Said, September 4: Faith Ringgold
You can’t sit around and wait for somebody to say who you are. You need to write it and paint it and do it. – Faith Ringgold
What She Said, September 3: Njideka Akunyili Crosby
You don’t exist if you’re not represented… I felt a need to claim my own social existence by making the representation happen. – Njideka Akunyili Crosby
What She Said, September 2: Patti Smith
Nobody says “Picasso, the male artist.” – Patti Smith
What She Said, September 1: Beatrix Potter
Believe there is a great power silently working all things for good, behave yourself and never mind the rest. -Beatrix Potter
What She Said, August 31: Martha Graham
There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and there is only one of you in all time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost. – Martha Graham
What She Said, August 16: Glennon Doyle
We know what the world wants from us. We know we must decide whether to stay small, quiet, and uncomplicated or allow ourselves to grow as big, loud, and complex as we were made to be. Every girl must decide whether to be true to herself or true to the world. Every girl must decide whether to settle for adoration or fight for love. –Glennon Doyle
What She Said, May 26: Brene Brown
A deep sense of love and belonging is an irreducible need of all people. We are biologically, cognitively, physically, and spiritually wired to love, to be loved, and to belong. When those needs are not met, we don’t function as we’re meant to. We break. We fall apart. We numb. We ache. We hurt others. We get sick.
–Brene Brown
The Gloria Sirens 