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A good reader, a major reader, an active and creative reader is a rereader.
— Nabokov on what makes a good reader
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Reading is the nourishment that lets you do interesting work.
— Jennifer Egan, contributing to our running archive of advice on writing. (via explore-blog)
“My spirit. This is a new thought. I’m not sure exactly what it means, but it suggests I’m a fighter. In a sort of brave way. It’s not as if I’m never friendly. Okay, maybe I don’t go around loving everybody I meet, maybe my smiles are hard to come by, but i do care for some people.”
the written word is so much more worth it
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Limitlessness means meaninglessnesss. nature’s very real, non-arbitrary, and universal laws can offer a sence of boundedness, imbuing our individual acts with meaning and giving us direction in making choices.
