Quote by Lucy Maud Montgomery
For five months I got up at six o'clock and got dressed by the lamplight. The fire would not yet be on. The house was very cold but I would put on a heavy coat, sit with my feet up to keep them from freezing and with fingers so cramped that I could scarcely hold a pen. I would write my stunt for the day. Sometimes it would be a poem in which I would carol blithely of blue skies and rippling brooks and flowery meads! Then I would thaw out my hands, eat breakfast and go to school. When people say to me, as they occasionally do, 'Oh how I envy your gift, how I wish I could write as you do', I am inclined to wonder, with some inward amusement, how much they would have envied me on those dark, cold, winter mornings of my apprenticeship.
Summary
This quote portrays the daily routine and dedication of the speaker in their early days as a writer. It emphasizes the challenging conditions they endured, waking up early in a freezing house and struggling to write with frozen fingers. While others may envy their writing skills, the speaker suggests that they might not have envied the difficult moments of their writing apprenticeship. The quote emphasizes the hard work and perseverance required to develop one's craft, highlighting that talent and success often come at the expense of personal sacrifices and challenging circumstances.
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