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“Clutter and mess show us that life is being lived...Tidiness makes me think of held breath, of suspended animation... Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist's true friend. What people somehow forgot to mention when we were children was that we need to make messes in order to find out who we are and why we are here.”
― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

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“Be steady and well-ordered in your life so that you can be fierce and original in your work.”
― Gustave Flaubert

tags: inspirational, life, work

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“Because this business of becoming conscious, of being a writer, is ultimately about asking yourself, How alive am I willing to be?”
― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

tags: writing

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Ms. Benson's Book Discussions — 7 members — last activity May 31, 2014 09:03AM
Students can discuss books they have read with other students in my classes.

Entangled in Romance — 1807 members — last activity Oct 14, 2023 01:18PM
Welcome to Entangled in Romance book group! We talk about all things Entangled, so join the fun! Our authors participate in this group, as well, so as ...more

Q&A with Noah Murphy — 256 members — last activity Mar 05, 2012 08:29AM
Ask Noah about the world of K23 Detectives, himself, or anything else related to his work.

Edgy YA — 471 members — last activity Jan 06, 2019 05:16PM
Discussing books that are about teenagers, but doesn't fit comfortably into the YA category due to edgy and dark content. ...more

Ask Ally Condie - Tuesday, March 12th! — 1703 members — last activity Feb 26, 2019 06:51PM
Join us on Tuesday, March 12th for a special discussion with author Ally Condie! Ally will be discussing her work, including the Matched trilogy in ...more

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