"Why do writers use symbolism?” Okay, so let’s say you have a headache and you wanna tell someone about it and you say, “I have a headache!” and other ...












All writing is rewriting.
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"In our hyper-secular world, worship is still inevitable. But it is vital to remember that our gods don't choose us, we choose them.
"You are helpful, and you are loved, and you are forgiven, and you are not alone.
"When she fucked up all those years ago, just a little girl terrified into paralysis, she fell onto the enigma of herself.
"I was born into Bolívar's labyrinth, and so I must believe in the hope of Rabelais' Great Perhaps.
"We are taught that the hero’s journey is the journey from weakness to strength. But I am here today to tell you that those stories are wrong. The real...
"Nerd life is just so much better than regular life.
"For me, at least, fiction is the only way i can even begin to twist my lying memories into something true.
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"And the moral of the story is that you don’t remember what happened. What you remember becomes what happened.
"If people were rain, I'd be a drizzle and she'd be a hurricane.
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