In Others’ Words: Remember Me?

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, Life 10 Comments

What makes a person memorable? Is it what they do? Hey, look at me! For my next trick, I’ll become the rabbit pulled out of the magic hat … Or is it what they say? Talk … Talk … Talk … And does saying more actually add up to less and less? I’ll admit it: there were years in my life …

In Others’ Words: Begin Somewhere

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, Life, quote about choices 15 Comments

There are times I find a quote … like it … and then am surprised by who said it. Today is one of those times. “Begin somewhere; you cannot build a reputation on what you intend to do.” Isn’t that such sage advice? And then I googled Liz Smith and discovered she’s a gossip columnist, known as “The Grand Dame …

In Others’ Words: Reputation

Beth VogtIn Others' Words, quote about life, Uncategorized 6 Comments

I’m in North Carolina this week, teaching at the Blue Ridge Mountain Christian Writers Conference. So, pardon me if my post is even shorter today than usual … it’s already after midnight on the East coast! I do love this quote by Abraham Lincoln (and I also love photographs of trees). When I read this quote the first time, I …