“The instant I jot down an idea the desire to utilize it leaves me, and I turn away to do something unpremeditated.”

A candid glimpse of the unpredictable relationship between inspiration and creative work · Ponkapog Papers, Leaves from a Note Book (1903)

• Imagination
• Work
• Writing

“The claim of this country to call itself 'The Land of the Free' must be held in abeyance until every man in it, whether he belongs or does not belong to a labor organization, shall have the right to work for his daily bread.”

Defining liberty partly through an individual's freedom to work without coercion · Ponkapog Papers, Leaves from a Note Book (1903)

• Freedom
• Society
• Work

“I always write the last paragraph first, and then work directly up to that, avoiding all digressions and side issues.”

A revealing glimpse of Aldrich's method for giving short fiction direction and economy · Ponkapog Papers, Leaves from a Note Book (1903)

• Skill
• Work
• Writing