Every sentence has its drumbeat. rhythm is one of the most powerful dimensions of language: it separates tribes, united families, soothes children, and shocks us into new awarenesses. Every good writer, marching to his or her own drumbeat, marks out… — Marilyn Chandler McEntyre Copy Share Image
A story is an invitation, and a challenge, and a choice. — Marilyn Chandler McEntyre Copy Share Image
To read well is to prepare oneself to live wisely, kindly and wittily. — Marilyn Chandler McEntyre Copy Share Image
So our task as stewards of the word begins and ends in love. Loving language means cherishing it for its beauty, precision, power to… — Marilyn Chandler McEntyre Copy Share Image
“And sometimes words become objects of interest in themselves. Suddenly we notice them. We see and hear them the way poets do, as having… — Marilyn Chandler McEntyre Copy Share Image
One function of the imagination in autobiographical writing is to allow the writer to try out different versions of the self. — Marilyn Chandler McEntyre Copy Share Image
Precision is, after all, not only a form of responsibility and a kind of pleasure, but an instrument of compassion. To be precise requires… — Marilyn Chandler McEntyre Copy Share Image
Every sentence has its drumbeat. rhythm is one of the most powerful dimensions of language: it separates tribes, united families, soothes children, and shocks… — Marilyn Chandler McEntyre Copy Share Image
