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“The universe is made of stories, not of atoms.”
― Muriel Rukeyser

tags: craft, inspirational, muriel-rukeyser, writers

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“A writer, I think, is someone who pays attention to the world."

[Speech upon being awarded the Friedenspreis des Deutschen Buchhandels (Peace Prize of the German Book Trade), Frankfurt Book Fair, October 12, 2003]”
― Susan Sontag

tags: attention, observation, perspicacity, writers, writing

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“When asked, "Why do you always wear black?", he said, "I am mourning for my life.”
― Anton Chekhov

tags: astringent, satire

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“Don't tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
― Anton Chekhov

tags: broken-glass, glass, moon, moonshine, show-don-t-tell, writing

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“I think human beings must have faith or must look for faith, otherwise our life is empty, empty. To live and not to know why the cranes fly, why children are born, why there are stars in the sky. You must know why you are alive, or else everything is nonsense, just blowing in the wind.”
― Anton Chekhov

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