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- We fret about words, we writers. Words mean. Words point. They are arrows. Arrows stuck in the rough hide of reality. And the more portentous,…
- I write in spurts. I write when I have to because the pressure builds up and I feel enough confidence that something has matured in…
- She felt herself needing more and more sleep. When she awoke in the morning, she thought of when she might lie down again - and…
- To suffer is one thing; another thing is living with the photographed images of suffering, which does not necessarily strengthen conscience and the ability to…
- I perceive value, I confer value, I create value, I even create — or guarantee — existence. Hence, my compulsion to make “lists.” The things…
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