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> [I suppose if I didn't write for a living and it couldn't be published, I would have wanted to write anyway. I think there's something about the act of writing that organizes thoughts and memories.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/decca-aitkenhead/i-suppose-if-i-didn-t-write-for-a-living-and-it-couldn-t-be-published/)

[Decca Aitkenhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/decca-aitkenhead/)

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## More by Decca Aitkenhead

> [Trying to defend religion by invoking science is like claiming that three plus four equals ice cream.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/decca-aitkenhead/trying-to-defend-religion-by-invoking-science-is-like-claiming-that/)

[Decca Aitkenhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/decca-aitkenhead/)

> [I've discovered that, in order for life to go on, you have to believe in necessary fantasies such as what you think is going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/decca-aitkenhead/i-ve-discovered-that-in-order-for-life-to-go-on-you-have-to-believe/)

[Decca Aitkenhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/decca-aitkenhead/)

> [For most of my life I have known how to control my feelings. If you can control your feelings, you can pretty much control…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/decca-aitkenhead/for-most-of-my-life-i-have-known-how-to-control-my-feelings-if-you/)

[Decca Aitkenhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/decca-aitkenhead/)

> [“Yes, it really knocked my confidence. I was really young when I went in, and I really wanted to please. I don’t think you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/decca-aitkenhead/yes-it-really-knocked-my-confidence-i-was-really-young-when-i-went-in/)

[Decca Aitkenhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/decca-aitkenhead/)

> [One of the rather unedifying truths about grief is it does block out more or less everything. It has a solipsistic quality to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/decca-aitkenhead/one-of-the-rather-unedifying-truths-about-grief-is-it-does-block-out/)

[Decca Aitkenhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/decca-aitkenhead/)

> [I flattered myself that I was rather empathetic, that I had rather good imaginative empathy. I've realized now that that was a complete self-delusion…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/decca-aitkenhead/i-flattered-myself-that-i-was-rather-empathetic-that-i-had-rather/)

[Decca Aitkenhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/decca-aitkenhead/)

> [My hunch, for what it's worth, is that most of us probably find it much, much harder than we realize to really imagine what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/decca-aitkenhead/my-hunch-for-what-it-s-worth-is-that-most-of-us-probably-find-it-much/)

[Decca Aitkenhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/decca-aitkenhead/)

> [I can't stand family secrets. I think they're such a toxic thing and they always leak out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/decca-aitkenhead/i-can-t-stand-family-secrets-i-think-they-re-such-a-toxic-thing-and/)

[Decca Aitkenhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/decca-aitkenhead/)

> [I suppose if I didn't write for a living and it couldn't be published, I would have wanted to write anyway. I think there's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/decca-aitkenhead/i-suppose-if-i-didn-t-write-for-a-living-and-it-couldn-t-be-published/)

[Decca Aitkenhead](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/decca-aitkenhead/)

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