"I am the writer of these words. That is why I use quotation marks...to mark what I write. If someone in my ancestry began a writing...in some small part, and I am asked to finish and or elaborate on that writing, then I have been advised to mark those writings with quotation marks as well... simply because I am now responsible for the modifications and the fulfillment of that particular work. I am never to receive payment for my writings. They are our gift...to mankind...to be used only for good. I consider all that I have written, or that I may yet write to belong first to my ancestors, for it is they who have inspired me by their wisdom, and for sight. Although I may write these words, the credit, really belongs to them...and of course others whom I may meet along the way.
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Cathy |