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So why does our writing matter, again?” they ask.
Because of the spirit, I say. Because of the heart. Writing and reading decrease our sense of isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life; they feed the 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 a boat during a terrible storm at sea. You can’t stop the raging storm, but singing can change the hearts and spirits of the people who are together on that ship.

Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott.

Publisher Anchor Books, a division of Random House.

I have loved reading this book about writing, am sorry it has come to and end, but it is one I shall read often on the days when the words just won’t deliver onto the page the way I’d like them to. Talewags

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12/3/12
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