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The proverbial…

Wise old trees

Writers worth their ink need to be making some point with their story. Beneath your storyline, there should be  a deeper message. It is a writer’s (or artist’s) job to present the human condition as they interpret it. So, once you’ve shaped the general idea, you should sit back and consider what it could be saying on a universal scale.

Consider Aesop’s Fables; each one is a tale that could be enjoyed on a superficial level by a child, yet there is a deeper meaning, or moral, which endeavors to teach the child some universal truth about life, i.e. being slow yet determined is often better than being hasty and fickle (Tortoise and the Hare).


Graveyards are full of indispensable people.


A little learning is a dangerous thing.

The belly has no ears.

Trees don’t grow to the sky.

A dumb priest never got a parish.

The only free cheese is in the mousetrap.

Eaten bread is soon forgotten.

The squeaky door gets the oil.