“Love doesn't just sit there, like a stone, it has to be made, like bread; remade all the time, made new.”
― The Lathe of Heaven
― The Lathe of Heaven
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
― I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
“Writing is really a way of thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.”
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“If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.”
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“Writing what you wished was the most dangerous form of wishful thinking.”
― The Bonesetter's Daughter
― The Bonesetter's Daughter
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