We write to understand our deepest secrets to ourselves, to understand. We write in an outpouring of love. We write in secret, either for publication or for a journal no one will see, or we write poems to be privately… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share Image
There are so many different kinds of writing and so many ways to work that the only rule is this: do what works. Almost… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
Angels come in all sizes and shapes and colors, visible and invisible to the physical eye. But always you are changed from having seen… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
A guest at a dinner party observed the strange expression on James Thurber's face. 'Don't be concerned,' said Thurber's wife. 'He's writing.' — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
Harriet Beecher Stowe thought Uncle Tom's Cabin was written through her by Another Hand, so little did she know what was going to happen… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
We all have angels guiding us...They look after us. They heal us, touch us, comfort us with invisible warm hands...What will bring their help?… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
We write to understand our deepest secrets to ourselves, to understand. We write in an outpouring of love. We write in secret, either for… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
It is said that angels come as thoughts, as visions, as dreams, as animals, as the light on the water or in clouds and… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
To believe in God or in a guiding force because someone tells you to is the height of stupidity. We are given senses to… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
I think our animals are angels, earth-angels, pointing out for us the steadfast path of love, loyalty, optimism, faith, joy, hope. They teach us… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
So loving is the universe, so joyful, so determined to give us everything we need and to love us and show us the way… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
... where do they go when they die? We hear of the elephant graveyards, where the elephants go to die, but how much more… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
Prayer is a law of the universe, like gravity. You don't even have to believe in God to ask. — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
When I'm having trouble I write by hand. There is some connection between the mind and the fingers that draws out words. — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
Harriet Beecher Stowe was thirty-nine when she began Uncle Tom's Cabin. She had given birth to seven children and seen one die. She wrote… — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
Sometimes writer's block is no more than a signal that you have not done enough research. — Sophy Burnham Copy Share
