The point of this section is that looking at Camus's manuscript inspires Smith to do some more writing of her own, but to me it honestly just felt like she was bragging about her amazing experience at Camus's house; the writing element was peripheral. I'm not really sure what an Estonian ice skater having an affair with an older guy that she may or may not be happy about having has to do with devotion to craft, but I do see a lot of the author's more "personal" likes and dislikes in there.

For a complete listing of all works issued to date by Loomingu Raamatukogu see Estonian Wikipedia here. I’m listening from time to time as I drive to Since I Fell by Dennis Lehane, which is not (in any way that is obvious to me) affecting me deeply. Un acertijo familiar que me he planteado desde la juventud, algo que me privaba del juego, de los amigos, y del valle del amor, presa de las palabras, siempre un poco desplazada. A obra de arte é o que desperta em nós não a vontade de contemplação mas a vontade de também criar algo.Tegemist on Martti Helde reekviemiga tuhandetele eestlastele, kes langesid massiküüditamise ohvriks ja lõpetasid Siberi kolhoosides kui Stalini sõdurid nad 1941. I was disappointed, wanted more of the autobiographical material, or at least less of an abstract, cool-toned story--though I liked it better when the characters moved on to North Africa, picking up the Rimbaud theme. Devotion" beautifully describes Patti Smith's attitude toward the creative life, as anyone who has read M Train or Just Kids can attest. Sevdiğimiz filmleri tekrar tekrar izliyor, bazı sahneleri gerçek hayatta da yeniden yaratmaya uğraşıyoruz. I guess these were meant to inspire the reader in the way Camus's pages inspired Smith, but they were pretty much illegible.

Besides being a beautifully phrased phrase, her humility before other great works of literature is quite winning. Escribir algo bueno, que sea mejor de lo que soy yo, algo que justificaría mis intentos e indiscreciones.In this groundbreaking book, one of our culture's beloved artists offers a detailed account of her own creative process, inspirations, and unexpected connections. We get this very lyrical prose, one that is strikingly characteristic of a poet, that is like music on the page. I could stand on street corners and harangue complete strangers into reading her absolutely perfect memoir Just Kids.