It is a terrible thing for an author to have a lot of people running about his book without any invitation from him at all.
Interpretation
An author values control over their work and may feel discomfort when others interpret or interact with it without permission.
A. A. Milne highlights the intense connection authors have with their creations, emphasizing that a book is a personal expression and can evoke feelings of violation or unease when it is engaged with in unexpected ways by others. This quote underlines the struggle between an artist's desire for audience engagement and the fear of misinterpretation or unauthorized intrusion.
In practice
During a writing workshop, to express the importance of artistic ownership.
And how are you?" said Winnie-the-Pooh. Eeyore shook his head from side to side. "Not very how," he said. "I don't seem to have felt at all how for a long time." "Dear, dear," said Pooh, "I'm sorry about that. Let's have a look at you.
Piglet was so excited at the idea of being Useful that he forgot to be frightened any more, and when Rabbit went on to say that Kangas were only Fierce during the winter months, being at other times of an Affectionate Disposition, he could hardly sit still, he was so eager to begin being useful at once.
Time is swift, it races by; Opportunities are born and die... Still you wait and will not try - A bird with wings who dares not rise and fly.
Did I miss?" you asked. "You didn't exactly miss," said Pooh, "But you missed the balloon." "I'm so sorry," you said, and you fired again, and this time you hit the balloon and the air came slowly out, and Winnie-the-Pooh floated down to the ground.
Come, come, come. Without a monster or two it's not a quest, merely a gaggle of friends wandering about.
Friendship," said Christopher Robin, "is a very comforting thing to have.
Poetry is a process of getting back to the unconscious. Hence, I am always writing-even when I'm not facing the white space. I feel writers are like reservoirs of images. We take in what is around us.
Cooking is just a vehicle to express yourself, like painting and acting... The reason why we're cooking is not because we want to put something on the plate. It's so much more complex than that.
Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.
Art is the fatal net which catches these strange moments on the wing like mysterious butterflies, fleeing the innocence and distraction of common men.
The writer has no responsibility other than to jack off in bed alone and write a good page.
I always like the studio best, once I got the hang of it and the control. I like it because it's complete control
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