"Writing is performative - and while, yes, the words in essence will be there "forever," poems are often about ecstatic moments rather than trying to pin down a particular truth of an event."

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Denise Duhamel

#Writing Quotes #Essence Quotes #Forever Quotes

“A rill in a barnyard and the Grand Canyon represent, in the main, stages of valley erosion that began some millions of years apart.”
“Nothingness cannot be defined; the softest thing cannot be snapped.”
“The risk of failure is part of the fun of what I do.”
“The great works belong to no one nation, no one cultural tradition even. They are universal.”
“It's easy to die. Just give your breath back to the trees and the wind.”
“Angelina Jolie and I love each other. IF that's unusual these days, that's sad.”
“The tattoo can only exist as part of the skin, as a drawing always is an incision in the material and therefore cannot be parted from it.”
“Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.”

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