“I probably have less revision than those who have that wonderful rush of story to tell - you know, I can't wait to tell you what happened the other day. It comes tumbling out and maybe then they go back and refine. I kind of envy that way of working, but I just have never done it.”
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Amy Hempel
Amy Hempel is an American writer renowned for her concise and profound short stories. Her work often delves into themes of interpersonal relationships, loneliness, and death, earning her acclaim from readers and critics alike. more
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“Envy is like a fly that passes all the body's sounder parts, and dwells upon the sores.”
“I do not envy the headache you will have when you awake. In the meantime, dream of large women.”
“Though by whim, envy, or resentment led, they damn those authors whom they never read.”
“I defer to all these other American poets who, for some reason, I both envy and admire.”
Source: The Essential Peirce, Volume 1: Selected Philosophical Writings? (1867–1893)