Thursday, August 3, 2017

A Writer's Truth (from "The Girl on the Trail" by Janvier Chouteu-Chando

Writers are the most pathetic souls when it comes to expressing their personal feelings. Their personalities are as complex as the characters they have weaved. And in a curious way, without them really knowing it, writers are the sum total of the characters they created in their heads or in their writings. Yes, My Dear Tania; writers are capable of reflecting their characters, even though most of them are determined to be just like your ordinary guy next door.”


                                                               THE GIRL ON THE TRAIL





Writers and Women (from "The Girl on the Trail" by Janvier Chouteu-Chando"

Male writers who never find the stabilizing force of an understanding woman in their lives usually end up as the jaded figures of their days, the types who give much artistic expression to the world, but who are lonely in their overcrowded worlds of love."


                 
                                              THE GIRL ON THE TRAIL


Artists and Sorrow from "The Girl on the Trail" by Janvier Chouteu-Chando

When singers, actors or artists touch on sorrow, they are trying to give comfort to aggrieved souls by giving some meaning to their sorrows. The job of the singer, actor or artists, in general, is to make us comfortable with our feelings or emotions―be it pain, hurt, anger, hatred, sadness, pleasure, love, cheerfulness or joy.”

                                                               THE GIRL ON THE TRAIL






Acknowledgement of Aging (from "The Doctors" in "Me Before Them")

“You know you are getting old when yesterday turns out to be a fading memory you have difficulties recollecting, when today becomes a challenge that is hard to grasp and when tomorrow promises an uncertainty that you dread encountering.” ("The Doctors", Janvier Chouteu-Chando)