Pat Schneider Professions : WriterBorn : 1934 Browse All Authors Top 8 quotes by Pat Schneider To grow in craft is to increase the bredth of what I can do, but art is the depth, the passion, the desire, the courage to be myself and myself alone. Pat Schneider passionwritingart Writing as an art form belongs to all people, regardless of economic class or educational level. . . . A writer is someone who writes. Pat Schneider educationalwritingart When we neglect the artist in ourselves, there is a kind of mourning that goes on under the surface of our busy lives. Pat Schneider mourningcreativityartist Whether your purpose for writing is artistic expression, communication with friends and family, the healing of the inner life, or achieving public recognition for your art - the foundation is the same: the claiming of yourself as an artist/writer and the strengthening of your writing voice through practice, study, and helpful response from other writers. Pat Schneider communicationhealingart If I tell you my character has grey hair, you will not see her. If I tell you she has a tiny scar at the upper left corner of her lip from which protrudes one grey whisker—you will make up the rest of her face with absolute clarity. If I tell you my character is waiting in a car, you won’t be ‘caught,’ but if I tell you he pushes his fingers down in the crack of the car seat where the ancient leather has pulled away from the seat frame, and pulls up a small coin purse with a faded note in it—you will be mine. Pat Schneider carhaircharacter A writer is someone who writes! Pat Schneider writing And what is more generous than a window? Pat Schneider generouswindow Even those truths that are painful will ultimately increase my wisdom, undergird my strength, make possible my art. Pat Schneider painfulinspirationalart Similar Authors Ihab Hassan writer Ingmar Bergman writer Isabella Bird writer Ivan E. Coyote writer Al Feldstein writer Bert Sugar writerAll Authors
