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The Quotable Murr, on writing

02.22.2021 by David Murray // 1 Comment

Apologies to Joan Didion, who said, “I don’t know what I think until I write it down.”

And to Flannery O’Connor, who said, “I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.”

And to William Faulkner, who said, “I never know what I think about something until I read what I’ve written on it.”

And to E.M. Forster, who said, “How do I know what I think until I see what I say?”

I never know what I think of an idea until I see how it looks in Boots.

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  1. Gerry says

    February 22, 2021 at 1:43 pm

    I’ve had you bookmarked for years. Today I finally signed up.

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