“...words so precisely placed that in combination with other words, also precisely placed, they carve out a shape in space and time.”
― How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One
― How to Write a Sentence: And How to Read One
“I'm not usually sold on epiphanies. I am more interested in the opposite experience: not those rare moments of startling insight or realization, but-what I suspect are more common-those sudden flashes of anxious confusion and bewilderment.”
― The Best American Essays 2011
― The Best American Essays 2011
“I have never listened to anyone who criticized my taste in space travel, sideshows or gorillas. When this occurs, I pack up my dinosaurs and leave the room.”
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
― Zen in the Art of Writing: Releasing the Creative Genius Within You
The Virginia Woolf Reading Group
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