For the Love of Writing
WU+SEN SWEATER, TALULA BOYFRIEND SHIRT, CURRENT/ELLIOTT LEOPARD JEANS, BURBERRY PRORSUM SHOES, T.BABATON HAT, CC SKYE NECKLACE
A spin-off to my post on December 12th, 2011:
"What happens when you fall in love with a writer? Lots of things might happen. That's the thing about writers. They're unpredictable. They might bring you eggs in bed for breakfast, or they might all but ignore you for days. They might bring you eggs in bed at three in the morning. Or they might wake you up for sex at three in the morning. Or make love at four in the afternoon. They might not sleep at all. Or they might sleep right through the alarm and forget to get you up for work. Or call you home from work to kill a spider. Or refuse to speak to you after finding out you've never seen To Kill A Mockingbird. Or spend the last of the rent money on five kinds of soap. Or sell your textbooks for cash halfway through the semester. Or leave you love notes in your pockets. Or wash your pants with Post-It notes in the pockets so your laundry comes out covered in bits of wet paper. They might cry if the Post-It notes are unread all over your pants. It's an unpredictable life.
But what happens if a writer falls in love with you?
This is a little more predictable. You will find your hemp necklace with the glass mushroom pendant around the neck of someone at a bus stop in a short story. Your favorite shoes will mysteriously disappear, and show up in a poem. The watch you always wear, the watch you own but never wear, the fact that you've never worn a watch: they suddenly belong to characters you've never known. And yet they're you. They're not you; they're someone else entirely, but they toss their hair like you. They use the same colloquialisms as you. They scratch their nose when they lie like you. Sometimes they will be narrators; sometimes protagonists, sometimes villains. Sometimes they will be nobodies, an unimportant, static prop. This might amuse you at first. Or confuse you. You might be bewildered when books turn into mirrors. You might try to see yourself how your beloved writer sees you when you read a poem about someone who has your middle name or prose about someone who has never seen To Kill A Mockingbird. These poems and novels and short stories, they will scatter into the wind. You will wonder if you're wandering through the pages of some story you’ve never even read. There's no way to know. And no way to erase it. Even if you leave, a part of you will always be left behind.
If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die." — Unknown
It's funny how we set qualification for the right person to love. Before we meet anyone, we create this ideal of a significant other. Then when we actually meet someone, we try to mold that person into our ideal—and yet, deep in our hearts, we know that the person we truly love will always be the exception.
XOXO,
"What happens when you fall in love with a writer? Lots of things might happen. That's the thing about writers. They're unpredictable. They might bring you eggs in bed for breakfast, or they might all but ignore you for days. They might bring you eggs in bed at three in the morning. Or they might wake you up for sex at three in the morning. Or make love at four in the afternoon. They might not sleep at all. Or they might sleep right through the alarm and forget to get you up for work. Or call you home from work to kill a spider. Or refuse to speak to you after finding out you've never seen To Kill A Mockingbird. Or spend the last of the rent money on five kinds of soap. Or sell your textbooks for cash halfway through the semester. Or leave you love notes in your pockets. Or wash your pants with Post-It notes in the pockets so your laundry comes out covered in bits of wet paper. They might cry if the Post-It notes are unread all over your pants. It's an unpredictable life.
But what happens if a writer falls in love with you?
This is a little more predictable. You will find your hemp necklace with the glass mushroom pendant around the neck of someone at a bus stop in a short story. Your favorite shoes will mysteriously disappear, and show up in a poem. The watch you always wear, the watch you own but never wear, the fact that you've never worn a watch: they suddenly belong to characters you've never known. And yet they're you. They're not you; they're someone else entirely, but they toss their hair like you. They use the same colloquialisms as you. They scratch their nose when they lie like you. Sometimes they will be narrators; sometimes protagonists, sometimes villains. Sometimes they will be nobodies, an unimportant, static prop. This might amuse you at first. Or confuse you. You might be bewildered when books turn into mirrors. You might try to see yourself how your beloved writer sees you when you read a poem about someone who has your middle name or prose about someone who has never seen To Kill A Mockingbird. These poems and novels and short stories, they will scatter into the wind. You will wonder if you're wandering through the pages of some story you’ve never even read. There's no way to know. And no way to erase it. Even if you leave, a part of you will always be left behind.
If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die." — Unknown
It's funny how we set qualification for the right person to love. Before we meet anyone, we create this ideal of a significant other. Then when we actually meet someone, we try to mold that person into our ideal—and yet, deep in our hearts, we know that the person we truly love will always be the exception.
XOXO,
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25 comments:
I adore this post I am a writer I admit that certain people I've met have managed to inspire some of my stories but never in a malicious way it just means this person has left a mark some kind of impact that found it's way to my pencil, by the way great outfit
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love the outfit.
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Wow, seriously this is such a beautiful post. So deep. I'm speechless!
XO Jacquelyn
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cool boots & a super chic jumper-shirt-combination!! xx
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i love your outfit , and your writing i always take time to read your post and agree with so much of the things you say xoxo
always like your simple and chic blog photos
Amazing boots!
Gorgeous outfit! Your shoes and your sweater are amazing! xxx
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LOVE! The faded leopard is pretty hot.
-M
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It's beautiful.... I love 'when a writer falls in love with you' :)
The post-it notes are something I am going to love to try.
DAMMIT! I came a minute too late and missed your giveaway LOL...love this chambray shirt & jumper combo. You look tres european :)
BLEURGH
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Good read.
This is the most beautiful thing I've read in a long time. Lily, you are truly a brilliant writer. Never stop.
I hope all is well xo
Aw I love this. It's definitely true...you aim to find this "perfect" person, but then when you find the right one, they're usually far from this "ideal". Sometimes we don't really know what we want to begin with anyway! And giiiirl this outfit is incredible..I love the silhouettes and am so jealous of you for those Current + Elliots. Let's plan a date again soon THANKS.
Alex xoxo
love the leopard pants that you chose! looks amaze on you. i love the write up in this post, you find such good excerpts and quotes! very beautiful. I agree with Alex's comment above - let's meet soon! x
Lily I look forward to all your posts bc I have fallen in lov with your writing. Thank you.
i love this... :)
S.
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can't agree more.
beautiful necklace! Love the leopard pants you've been rocking in the last 2 posts!
kate xo
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Love the outfit! ;-)
Ashley
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Your such a talented writer. You always seem to have such thought provoking blog posts. I always look forward to reading them as soon you post, regardless of where I am.
I think we have some alignment. Haha. I touched up on our "ideal someone" in my last post, too. I couldn't agree more with you. The connection with the person you truly love is more important than the mental Especially when the chemistry is there and cannot be ignored.
On a side note, I can really envision you writing and publishing your own book in the future. Think about it. :)
Hope work is going well for you!
Lianna
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this was beautiful!!
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And what happens when they both fall in love. Do they remain forever fallen or is there a new and unique Quijote written ? Or just nothing happens ?
This speaks volumes to me! I wish you had a 'share' button!
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great outfit!!
love the sweater and button down (one of my favorite things)!!
you have great style!
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