To speak, to write , without charm is to make utterances....

“ To speak, to write , without charm is to make utterances without reference to a reality outside oneself. It is an act devoid of the playfulness of art, without the attractive humility of one who know absolutely that others exist and therefore feels drawn to please them, because to give them an instant of pleasure is to acknowledge their existence. ”

Patricia Hampl

From : I Could Tell You Stories: Sojourns in the Land of Memory