“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.”
~ Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
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