For a long period in my life - it lasted about 10 years - I had writer's block. Mary Garden blocklastlife Change image and share on social
Reading Stephen King's book, On Writing, was like being cornered and forced to have a long, drawn out mental enema. Mary Garden bookcornerdraw Change image and share on social
In the early 1930s, flying from England to Australia was the longest flight in the world. It was considered extremely dangerous and hazardous, pushing pilots to the limits of mechanical skills and human endurance. Aviation was young. Mary Garden 1930saustraliaaviation share on social
Research on child abuse suggests that religious beliefs can foster, encourage, and justify the abuse of children. When contempt for sex underlies teachings, this creates a breeding ground for abuse. Mary Garden abusebeliefbreed Change image and share on social
Krishna children were taught that in the spiritual world there were no parents, only souls and hence this justified their being kept out of view from others, cloistered in separate buildings and sheltered from the evil material world. Mary Garden buildingchildcloister share on social
It was not uncommon for the children to be told they were being treated this way because it was their bad karma and they must have hurt a child in a past life. Mary Garden badchildhurt Change image and share on social
A wonderful emotion to get things moving when one is stuck is anger. It was anger more than anything else that had set me off, roused me into productivity and creativity. Mary Garden angercreativityemotion Change image and share on social
My biggest excuse to others and myself was that I had writer's block, as if it was some kind of illness. Mary Garden bigblockexcuse Change image and share on social
In the back of my mind was the constant hankering, almost yearning, to write but something always stopped me in my tracks. Or if I did find my way to put a pen to paper or finger on a keyboard I'd give up after a few minutes. I'd find other things to do: Anything but writing. Mary Garden backconstantfind share on social
My block was due to two overlapping factors: laziness and lack of discipline. Mary Garden blockdisciplinedue Change image and share on social
