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Huh. Well you and I just disagree. Maybe the world just feels differently to us. This is all going back to something that isn't really clear: that ava...more

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It's not what you lift, it's where you carry it.

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I read,' I say. 'I study and read. I bet I've read everything you've read. Don't think I haven't. I consume libraries. I wear out spines and ROM drive...more

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I do things like get in a taxi and say, "The library, and step on it.

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That’s why people use terms like flow or effortless to describe writing that they regard as really superb. They’re not saying effortless in terms of i...more

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Words and a book and a belief that the world is words...

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Some words have to be explicitly uttered, Lenore. Only by actually uttering certain words does one really DO what one SAYS. ‘Love’ is one of those wor...more