Saturday, August 28, 2004

To Be Understood

I found this quote on April's Yoni Blog:

"A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood. The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others." -- Leo Rosten

April said it was true for her, and it is also true for me.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Same here.

Anonymous said...

It think it is true for a lot of people. If you are understood then respect cannot be far behind. The only way to be understood is to communicate and that means sharing. As far as love is concerned, there must be communication, sharing, respect and understanding.