"When it comes to the personal essays I……" — Dani Shapiro
"When it comes to the personal essays I write, I just convince myself that no one will ever read them."
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55 Quotes by Dani Shapiro
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I try to remember that the job - as well as the plight, and the unexpected joy - of the…
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I don't know why this is, but I really believe that things don't happen when we're trying to will them…
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With tremendous clarity and wisdom, Daniel Tomasulo has crafted a memoir at once heartbreaking and uplifting. Layers of time and…
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It is only with distance that we are able to turn our powers of observation on ourselves, thus fashioning stories…
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Recognize the possibility of the divine in any given moment.
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Courage is more important than confidence
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You can start your day over anytime.
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Everything you need to know about life can be learned from a genuine and ongoing attempt to write
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Writing well involves walking the path of most resistance. Sitting still, being patient, allowing the lunatic dream to take shape…
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In the country, I stopped being a person who, in the words of Sylvia Boorstein, startles easily. I grew calmer,…
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We are tyrannized by our options.
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There’s a great expression in Twelve Step programs: Act as if. Act as if you’re a writer. Sit down and…
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The best way to convince a fool that he is wrong is to let him have his own way.
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No animal on the face of the earth could conceive of taxation. You and I work roughly six months a…
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I wish your increase in holiness, number, love, religion, and righteousness; and wait you, and cease to contend with these…
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I figured that if I said it enough, I would convince the world that I really was the greatest.
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If you would convince others, seem open to conviction yourself.
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I just managed to convince my grandmother that it was a worth while that was something to do, you know,…
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To hold a people in oppression you have to convince them first that they are supposed to be oppressed.
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I believe so much in the power of performance I don't want to convince people. I want them to experience…
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