“I can no more reread my own books than I can watch old home movies or look at snapshots of myself as a child. I wind up sitting on the floor, paralyzed by grief and nostalgia.” LooksChildrenI CanBookHomeMy OwnGriefWatchesWindSittingNostalgiaParalyzedSnapshots Author:Francine Prose
“Like seeing a photograph of yourself as a child, encountering handwriting that you know was once yours but that now seems only dimly familiar can inspire a confrontation with the mystery of time.” KnowsChildrenSeemsSeeingMysteryInspirePhotographFamiliarConfrontationHandwriting Book:Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them Source: Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books and for Those Who Want to Write Them
