tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post5798692798284532314..comments2023-09-30T10:36:23.154-05:00Comments on Accidental Historian: And Beauty is EverywhereGedshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-84300820176507545252010-06-25T14:41:41.227-05:002010-06-25T14:41:41.227-05:00To quote Mike Doughty, "What good is life wit...To quote Mike Doughty, "What good is life without my heart at risk?"<br /><br />I think I finally got around to learning that sitting around and trying to protect myself from getting hurt is a waste of time. I also think I've finally learned that fear of a broken heart is pointless.<br /><br />And, when it gets right down to it, "Six months from now I'll break your heart," is a surprisingly optimistic thing to hear from someone you just met.Gedshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15047239425466517786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3375512083268389933.post-15553490473319967342010-06-25T11:20:57.642-05:002010-06-25T11:20:57.642-05:00"She tells me that six months from now she’ll..."She tells me that six months from now she’ll break my heart."<br /><br />You know, I'm not sure I really see a problem, here. (It doesn't sound like you do, either.)<br /><br />One of the funnier pieces of writing advice I've seen is this:<br /><br /><i>Everybody has a certain amount of Bad Writing in them. The trick is to write it all out of your system, so you can get past it to the good stuff.</i><br /><br />I tend to think that romance works much the same way. So... go for it!Michael Mockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06233321050691782148noreply@blogger.com