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• Sometimes I can better describe a person by another person's reaction. In a story in my first book, I couldn't think of…
• Sometimes a flat-footed sentence is what serves, so you don't get all writerly: 'He opened the door.' There, it's open.
• I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I can't wait…
• Then the children went to bed, or at least went upstairs, and the men joined the women for a cigarette on the…
• Wear your heart on the page, and people will read to find out how you solved being alive.
• An idea might spark an essay, but never a story.
• I think of the chimp, the one with the talking hands.
• I sleep with a glass of water on the nightstand so I can see by its level if the coastal earth is…
• I leave a lot out when I tell the truth
• I could claim any number of high-flown reasons for writing, just as you can explain certain dogs behavior... But maybe, it’s that…
• The year I began to say vahz instead of vase, a man I barely knew nearly accidentally killed me.
• Good leaders being scarce, following yourself is allowed.

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