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"Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed our soul. When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being squashed by it over and over again. It's like singing on boat during a terrible storm at sea. You can
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This is an excellent book for anyone who likes to write. And how does she know just how crazy it can get inside my head sometimes?!
It was a little phlosophical reather than practical. However it gave some good advice. I really liked the story that went with the Bird by Bird title.
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