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“We will need to find people who will provide a safe writing space for us, where criticism comes late and love and delight come early.

—from Rumors of Water: Thoughts on Creativity & Writing”
― L.L. Barkat

tags: writing, writing-advice, writing-philosophy, writing-process

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“Sometimes it seemed as if the world itself was broken, that there was something wrong with all of us, something broken in such a way that it might not be put together again; but the holding of hands, human hand in human hand, could help, could make the world seem less broken.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Miracle at Speedy Motors

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“And that is why we must answer her hatred with love. I can't say whether it will change her in her heart - it probably won't. But if it makes her feel even just a little bit better about herself, she will be less envious.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Miracle at Speedy Motors

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