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> [“The other thing that’s happened with writing is that I’m not afraid it will go away. Up until a couple of years ago, I feared that sitting down with paper and pencil revealed too much desire and that for such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-l-larsen/the-other-thing-that-s-happened-with-writing-is-that-i-m-not-afraid/)

Marsha L. Larsen

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## More by Marsha L. Larsen

> [“The other thing that’s happened with writing is that I’m not afraid it will go away. Up until a couple of years ago, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marsha-l-larsen/the-other-thing-that-s-happened-with-writing-is-that-i-m-not-afraid/)

Marsha L. Larsen

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