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“you can, you should, and if you’re brave enough to start, you will.”
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
― On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft
“If you do not breathe through writing, if you do not cry out in writing, or sing in writing, then don't write, because our culture has no use for it.”
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“But feelings can't be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.”
― The Diary of a Young Girl
― The Diary of a Young Girl
“Your first draft can and should look like a fucking warzone. That's okay. Don't sweat it, because you survived. Put differently, that first draft of yours has permission to suck. Go forth and care not.”
― 250 Things You Should Know About Writing
― 250 Things You Should Know About Writing
“I learned that inside my goody-two-shoes are some very dark socks.”
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