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> [By Cunning & Craft is a masterpiece of writing about writing. If, like Scheherazade, you had to spin out a story under threat of death, this is the how-to book to read. It's filled with thoughtful, nuanced advice from a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-gallagher/by-cunning-craft-is-a-masterpiece-of-writing-about-writing-if-like/)

[Nora Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-gallagher/)

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## More by Nora Gallagher

> [Books were to my family's house like beds and stoves, the most basic items, necessary for survival](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-gallagher/books-were-to-my-family-s-house-like-beds-and-stoves-the-most-basic/)

[Nora Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-gallagher/)

> [“Part of my life no longer made sense. A life of meetings stretched between appointments, half listening to people, always running late. A life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-gallagher/part-of-my-life-no-longer-made-sense-a-life-of-meetings-stretched/)

[Nora Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-gallagher/)

> [By Cunning & Craft is a masterpiece of writing about writing. If, like Scheherazade, you had to spin out a story under threat of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-gallagher/by-cunning-craft-is-a-masterpiece-of-writing-about-writing-if-like/)

[Nora Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-gallagher/)

> [On staring out at a gloomy day: First you must realize that it is the day that is gloomy, not you. If you want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-gallagher/on-staring-out-at-a-gloomy-day-first-you-must-realize-that-it-is-the/)

[Nora Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-gallagher/)

> [“Doubt is to me the handmaiden to faith, its cop, the one that keeps faith straight. To doubt is an indication of freedom and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-gallagher/doubt-is-to-me-the-handmaiden-to-faith-its-cop-the-one-that-keeps/)

[Nora Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-gallagher/)

> [“What I want from the church, or any faith community, I see now, is a look between human beings that says we are knitted…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nora-gallagher/what-i-want-from-the-church-or-any-faith-community-i-see-now-is-a/)

[Nora Gallagher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nora-gallagher/)

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