a paperweight by any other name ... Ray Bradbury

I have my favorite cat, 

who is my paperweight, 

on my desk while

 I am writing. 

~Ray Bradbury

Courtesy of CAT Family Archives

the mysterious Edgar Allen Poe

I wish I could 

write as 

mysterious as a cat. 

~Edgar Allen Poe

Courtesy of Dooley Family Archives

read a book day ... Stephen Wright

I'm writing a book.

I've got the page numbers done.

~ Stephen Wright

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

Typewriter Day! creating something with Octavia Butler

Every story I create, creates me.

I write to create myself.

~Octavia Butler

Courtesy of Library of Congress
1915, Lucy Gates

(4/18) columnist day ... change the world ... Martin Luther

If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.

~Martin Luther

Courtesy of Erin Enterprises
Location: City Museum, Florence, Arizona