A writer’s silence on the page is not silence in the mind

Evidence

A ten-year silence on the page may not be a ten-year silence in the head. — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 463

Categorization

• SEED: This is a compact aphorism for an essay about creative incubation and what non-writers mistake about dry spells.
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Hilary Mantel, A Memoir of My Former Self- A Life in…, 463
• XREF: connects to: Silence in art functions as medium for listener’s own creative imagination — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute…, 242; Silence is a positive presence rather than mere absence — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1294; Silence is an active presence that must be experienced, not imagined — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 26 (+9 more)

Related

• Creative thought requires an initial silence that clears prior mental assumptions (similarity 0.79)
• Silence is a positive presence rather than mere absence (similarity 0.79)
• Silence is an active presence that must be experienced, not imagined (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Silence is a positive presence rather than mere absence #expands (0.50) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 1294
• Silence is an active presence that must be experienced, not imagined #expands (0.45) — Gordon Hempton, John Grossmann, One Square Inch of Silence- One Man’s…, 26
• Deep silence can feel like a sensory presence rather than mere absence #expands (0.45) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 35
• Silence in art functions as medium for listener’s own creative imagination #qualifies (0.40) — George Michelsen Foy, Zero Decibels, 242