--- title: "1 Writing Heart Quotes By Sena Jeter Naslund" description: "1 Writing Heart quotes by Sena Jeter Naslund. Plus more from Sena Jeter Naslund and more Writing Heart sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/sena-jeter-naslund-15211_adventure_how-the-excitement-comes-upon-me-to-tell_2494670.jpg" --- > [“How the excitement comes upon me to tell it all! In the quest of writing, the heart can speed up with anticipation--as it does, indeed, during the chase itself of whales. I can swear it, having done both, and I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sena-jeter-naslund/how-the-excitement-comes-upon-me-to-tell-it-all-in-the-quest-of/) [Sena Jeter Naslund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sena-jeter-naslund/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/422/sena-jeter-naslund-15211_adventure_how-the-excitement-comes-upon-me-to-tell_2494670.jpg) ## More by Sena Jeter Naslund > [She seemed imprisoned in her sadness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sena-jeter-naslund/she-seemed-imprisoned-in-her-sadness/) [Sena Jeter Naslund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sena-jeter-naslund/) > [Where we choose to be, where we choose to be--we have the power to determine that in our lives. We cannot reel time backward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sena-jeter-naslund/where-we-choose-to-be-where-we-choose-to-be-we-have-the-power-to/) [Sena Jeter Naslund](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sena-jeter-naslund/) > [“ Mortality is a cause for humility, she said to me. 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My heart is beating fast; I am in pursuit; I want my victory--that you should see and hear and above all feel the reality behind these words. For they are but a mask. Not the mask that conceals, not a mask that I would have you strike through as mere appearance, or, worse, deceitful appearance. Words need not be that kind of mask, but a mask such as the ancient Greek actors wore, a mask that expresses rather than conceals the inner drama. (But do you know me? Una? You have shipped long with me in the boat that is this book. Let me assure you and tell you that I know you, even something of your pain and joy, for you are much like me. The contract of writing and reading requires that we know each other. Did you know that I try on your mask from time to time? I become a reader, too, reading over what I have just written. If I am your shipbuilder and captain, from time to time I am also your comrade. 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