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“What I do is write, and I try to write as closely as I can into what I call 'the mystery.'” quote by Nick Flynn — Download Open image

“What I do is write, and I try to write as closely as I can into what I call 'the mystery.'”

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There are many ways to drown, only the most obvious wave their arms as they're going under.

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By the time I make my way to the border of Mauritania, to the edge of the Sahara, I see no end to being lost. You can spend your entire life simply falling in that direction. It isn't a station you reach but just the general state of going down. Once you make it back, if you make it back,…

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