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“...being "rather unique" is no more possible than being rather pregnant.”
― On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
― On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
“Most nonfiction writers have a definitiveness complex. They feel that they are under some obligation—to the subject, to their honor, to the gods of writing—to make their article the last word. It’s a commendable impulse, but there is no last word.”
― On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
― On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
“… and now and then we could look up and give each other a thought,
because I think he could have beautiful thoughts,
and we could just let each other be less lonely in our loneliness.”
― You're Doing Just Fine
because I think he could have beautiful thoughts,
and we could just let each other be less lonely in our loneliness.”
― You're Doing Just Fine
“You’re going to make something wonderful of yourself. I promise.
You’re doing just fine.”
― You're Doing Just Fine
You’re doing just fine.”
― You're Doing Just Fine
“writing is a craft, not an art, and that the man who runs away from his craft because he lacks inspiration is fooling himself.”
― On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
― On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction
Julia’s 2025 Year in Books
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