Abigail Thomas, "How To Write Your Own Memoir" in O, The Oprah Magazine, August 2008
W is for Writing
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Saturday, April 26, 2014
Random Quote Saturday
"Writing is the way I ground myself, and it's what keeps me sane. Writing is the way I try to make sense of my life, try to find meaning in accident, reasons why what happens happens--even though I know that why is a distraction, and meaning you have to cobble together yourself. Sometimes just holding a pen in my hand and writing milk butter eggs sugar calms me. Truth is what I'm ultimately after, truth or clarity. I think that's what we're all after..."
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Hi from the A to Z challenge! It's true, sometimes it's the mechanical act of writing that makes you feel in control.
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