Jessamyn West may refer to:
There are two barriers that often prevent communication between the young and their elders. The first is middle-aged forgetfulness of the fact that they themselves are no longer young. The second is youthful ignorance of the fact that the middle aged are still alive. Use this quote
Faithfulness to the past can be a kind of death above ground. Writing of the past is a resurrection; the past then lives in your words and you are free. Use this quote
It is very east to forgive others their mistakes; it takes more grit and gumption to forgive them for having witnessed your own. Use this quote
A taste for irony has kept more hearts from breaking than a sense of humor, for it takes irony to appreciate the joke which is on oneself. Use this quote
The past is really almost as much a work of the imagination as the future. Use this quote
Fiction reveals truths that reality obscures. Use this quote
Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking. Use this quote
