To read well is to prepare oneself to live wisely, kindly and wittily.

- Marilyn Chandler Mcentyre

One function of the imagination in autobiographical writing is to allow the writer to try out different versions of the self.

- Marilyn Chandler Mcentyre

Precision is, after all, not only a form of responsibility and a kind of pleasure, but an instrument of compassion. To be precise requires care, time…

- Marilyn Chandler Mcentyre

A story is an invitation, and a challenge, and a choice.

- Marilyn Chandler Mcentyre

Every sentence has its drumbeat. rhythm is one of the most powerful dimensions of language: it separates tribes, united families, soothes children, a…

- Marilyn Chandler Mcentyre

Listen into the silences where the best words begin.

- Marilyn Chandler Mcentyre

So our task as stewards of the word begins and ends in love. Loving language means cherishing it for its beauty, precision, power to enhance understa…

- Marilyn Chandler Mcentyre