Emily is Smiling

Today's quote is by Catherine Drinker Bowen.

Writing, I think, is not apart from living.  Writing is a kind of double living.  The writer experiences everything twice.  Once in reality and once in that mirror which waits always before or behind.

What's wonderful about this is that our lives are enriched in a special sort of way.  What a beautiful thing it is to experience everything twice and to live life as a writer.

What's more difficult about this is that we can never fully immerse ourselves into "that mirror"... we can only dream about it. 

Today is the last day of November.  I hope you have enjoyed these writing quotes and that they have inspired you in some way, whether to write or even to look more closely at life.

What is your favorite quote?

And for those of you who participated in NaNoWriMo, did you complete your goal and write a novel?