tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post3003184461348289614..comments2024-03-25T05:17:05.202-05:00Comments on Writing In The Crosshairs: WILLIAM FAULKNER'S GHOST_ONLY THE DEAD SEE CLEARLY Roland D. Yeomanshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-57119404367683254372015-11-19T11:55:19.443-06:002015-11-19T11:55:19.443-06:00Thank you so much, Guille, for liking this post an...Thank you so much, Guille, for liking this post and voting for my story. :-)<br /><br />I have always liked William Faulkner ... so much so that I have him at the beginning and the end of my RITES OF PASSAGE (in New Orleans of the Roaring Twenties). Hijinks ensue.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-62100744838357413552015-11-19T11:33:10.954-06:002015-11-19T11:33:10.954-06:00This is brilliant, Roland. So much truth... the lo...This is brilliant, Roland. So much truth... the loss of individualism, the "hermaphroditism" in writing (and, thus, in life), the desire to belong to "nothing but the human race"—how much better would the world be if more of us went this route. Really beautiful post.<br />Guilie @ <a href="http://guilie-castillo-oriard.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Quiet Laughter </a><br /><br />P.S. — just came back from voting for your story :)Guilie Castillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09006999087139126972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-24465519555494030992015-11-19T10:27:21.733-06:002015-11-19T10:27:21.733-06:00It seems as if Man is blurring into the herd somet...It seems as if Man is blurring into the herd sometimes, doesn't it? The great ideas, poems, and discoveries are always conceived in solitude. Afterwards, the committee can run with it, but only in loneliness does inspiration find fertile ground. Thanks for liking this post and staying to chat awhile. Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-50171110826671167982015-11-19T10:24:44.372-06:002015-11-19T10:24:44.372-06:00Thanks for tweeting about Faulkner's quote and...Thanks for tweeting about Faulkner's quote and my post. :- ) It means a lot. Have a great end of week.Roland D. Yeomanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00338410857990551352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-91150750100386596692015-11-19T08:09:44.523-06:002015-11-19T08:09:44.523-06:00Hi Roland - I couldn't agree more with 'ma...Hi Roland - I couldn't agree more with 'man is losing his individualism' ... I most definitely don't copy others - I go with the flow if I need to ... otherwise I follow my own path. We can't live with sound-bites ... we won't be able to read, or think, or write ... or or or ... <br /><br />Cheers HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8681132888977525688.post-61339950391636619872015-11-18T23:31:08.982-06:002015-11-18T23:31:08.982-06:00Wow, what a beautiful post, Roland. I love it so m...Wow, what a beautiful post, Roland. I love it so much, found it so inspiring.<br /><br />Especially this: You cannot swim for new horizons until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore. J.H. Moncrieffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18045467689291025137noreply@blogger.com