“Rather than write about what you know, you told us, write about what you see. Assume that you know very little and that you'll never know much until you learn how to see.” WritingKnowledgeKnowingSeeingObservation Book:The Friend Source: The Friend
“Anthropomorphism, I've decided, is inescapable, and though I might try to hide it I no longer fight it.” LoveWritingDeathSuicideGrievingDogs Book:The Friend Source: The Friend
“A friend of mine who is working on a memoir says, I hate the idea of writing as some kind of catharsis, because it seems like that can't possibly produce a good book. You cannot hope to console yourself for your grief by writing, warns Natalia Ginzburg. Turn then to Isak Dinesen, who believed that you could make any sorrow bearable by putting it into a story or telling a story about it.” WritingLossGriefSorrowCatharsis Book:The Friend Source: The Friend