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My theory is that literature is essential to society in the way that dreams are essential to our lives. We can't live without dreaming - as we can't l...more

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As a farm girl, even when I was quite young, I had my 'farm chores' - but I had time also to be alone, to explore the fields, woods and creek side. An...more

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I haven't any formal schedule, but I love to write in the morning, before breakfast. Sometimes the writing goes so smoothly that I don't take a break ...more

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The distinction between "assistant" and intern" is a simple one: assistants are paid, interns are not.But of course interns are paid, in experience.

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The strangeness of Time. Not in its passing, which can seem infinite, like a tunnel whose end you can't see, whose beginning you've forgotten, but in ...more

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And remember: you must not overwork your body, or your soul. You must not enslave yourself, as you would not enslave any other person. You must be the...more