In a Nutshell

“Writing is like prostitution. First you do it for love, and then for a few close friends, and then for money.” 

Moliere quotes (French Actor, Playwright and Writer the greatest of all writers of French comedy, 1622-1673)

The reason I looked up “prostitution” quotes today was that I was going to write about the film “Babysitters”.  The film was somewhat strange and unsettling for me.  I am certainly in the transition stage from whoever I was before and whoever I will become in the future.  I ask myself numerous questions and “the answers” from the past are no longer valid.  The struggle is to find the new answers.  I am literally changing day by day.  I do accept a lot, I forgive, maybe forget and this journey is amazing.  This is why I selected a song today “Endless Road” from the film “Niccolo Paganini”.  I know if you do not speak Russian, you do not understand the words.  Maybe I should translate?

And this Moliere quote was a revelation.  It did hit the nerve.  “Writing is like prostitution.”  Certainly this word has a lot of depth to it.  Violating one’s integrity for money would be one.  I do not even want to ask the question how many of us have to do it?

That brings me back to my writing about honesty which is one of my major weaknesses.

I am in the same loop again.  Honesty, integrity, prostitution?

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Posted on August 10th, 2009 under Art of Reframing, Quotes • Tags: honesty, integrity, prostitution. • • RSS 2.0 feed • Leave a response, or trackback