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For the most part, writing has proved a privileged pursuit. To write for publication requires time, education, cultural fluency, and often financial solvency, connections, and a built-in audience. In order to become a writer at all, writing
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“The unexamined life is not worth living.”
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“I was gratified to be able to answer promptly, and I did. I said I didn’t know.”
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“When someone shows you who they are believe them the first time.”
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“The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.”
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“Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.”
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