Soliloqui

We do not write because we want to; we write because we have to.

- W. Somerset Maugham

This is funny, because I always told myself I should write in a blog because I want to, not because I have to, which stifles spontaneity and creativity and inspiration in my opinion. Joan Didion expresses a similar sentiment in Slouching to Bethlehem. But I think I can see where Maugham is coming from. I think he means to say that the observation of life compels us to write, making us feel like we have to write or else we will lose that burst of thought in the moment. Perhaps he means that we have to write to utilize the power of words to expose, explain, open minds.

I love how I love to write when it has nothing to do with school.

The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
- e.e. cummings

School is starting. This is definitely something to keep in mind.