[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"$fGOIMElCeNxna6XtWGNsFsNVWOVLCALeMlF9hmkuC9DQ":3,"$f9T8DRJBm0sGIQ3GQ7SSblby9ykkND-mwFB76V6V5P8w":12},{"author":4,"tags":11},{"author_id":5,"author_name":6,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"bio":9,"short_bio":9,"slug":10,"image_url":9},812,"Louise Dickinson Rich","L",45,null,"louise-dickinson-rich",[],{"quotes":13,"pagination":77},[14,22,28,34,41,47,53,59,65,71],{"id":15,"quote_text":16,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":19,"source":20,"quote_tag":21,"commentary":9},3236325,"I me memorize a lot of poetry, too, so I’l have something to be saying to myself on long walks. A poem to repeat, either aloud or silently, will help you over a hill or on a long mile as surely as a neighbour who stops his team and gives you a lift.",6,false,{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":23,"quote_text":24,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":25,"source":26,"quote_tag":27,"commentary":9},3236322,"Christmas in the woods is so much better than Christmas on the Outside. We do exactly what we want to do about it, not what we have to do because the neighbors will think it’s funny if we don’t; or because of the kids, who will judge our efforts not by their own standards but by the standards set up by the parents of other kids.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":29,"quote_text":30,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":31,"source":32,"quote_tag":33,"commentary":9},3236306,"I don’t have to point out, I’m sure, that letters received should be answered within a reasonable time- say a month; but there is such a thing as answering too promptly and writing too long a letter. It makes answering a burden to your correspondent, who will feel obligated to do at least as well as you have done, and will soon be heartily sick of the whole thing.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":35,"quote_text":36,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":37,"source":38,"quote_tag":39,"commentary":40},3236299,"It’s fun to take a pile of raw materials and make something out of them. The more demanding the work, the greater the satisfaction.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],"**The Backstory**\n\nLouise Dickinson Rich, an American author and essayist, likely penned these words during her time as a writer-in-residence at the University of New Hampshire in the mid-20th century. It was an era when creativity and self-sufficiency were highly valued. Rich's own experiences as a homesteader and artist would have informed her perspective on crafting something from raw materials.\n\n**The Hidden Insight**\n\nThe counter-intuitive truth in this quote lies in its juxtaposition of \"fun\" with \"demanding work.\" Most people assume that the process of creating something is inherently enjoyable, but Rich's statement suggests that it's precisely the challenging aspects of creation that bring satisfaction. In other words, she's not talking about the initial excitement of starting a project, but rather the sense of accomplishment that comes from overcoming obstacles.\n\n**How to Use This**\n\nTo apply this mindset today, consider embracing the \"messy middle\" of creative projects – the period where you're struggling to shape your vision into something tangible. Recognize that it's precisely in these moments of uncertainty and frustration that you have the opportunity to grow as an artist or professional, and that the end result will be all the more satisfying because of the effort required to achieve it.",{"id":42,"quote_text":43,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":44,"source":45,"quote_tag":46,"commentary":9},3236290,"The only way to know how much you love a thing is to see it in peril of being lost.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":48,"quote_text":49,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":50,"source":51,"quote_tag":52,"commentary":9},3236280,"I’m a good knitter, and I’m proud of it. I see no point in being modest about things you know you do well. It doesn’t indicate humility so much as hypocrisy or lack of perception.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":54,"quote_text":55,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":56,"source":57,"quote_tag":58,"commentary":9},3236252,"I think the difficulty with people who can’t follow printed directions for knitting or anything else is that they try to understand them. They read the whole thing through and it doesn’t make sense to them, so they start with a defeatist attitude.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":60,"quote_text":61,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":62,"source":63,"quote_tag":64,"commentary":9},3236243,"We’ve managed to make a good marriage. This I say with all humility. It’s a marriage in which there is nothing that can be hurt by the roughest usage. It’s a marriage that you can let yourself go in, a marriage in which you can put your feet up and relax.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":66,"quote_text":67,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":68,"source":69,"quote_tag":70,"commentary":9},3236234,"Here the people seem to possess the secret of tranquility and to live lives of more than surface contentment.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"id":72,"quote_text":73,"author_id":5,"source_id":17,"has_image":18,"author":74,"source":75,"quote_tag":76,"commentary":9},3236220,"There are other things that contribute to health besides a balanced diet. There are fresh air and sunlight and lack of nervous tension.",{"id":5,"author_name":6,"slug":10,"author_name_first_letter":7,"article_count":8,"image_url":9},{},[],{"currentPage":78,"totalPages":79,"totalItems":8,"itemsPerPage":80},1,5,10]