“Writing and reading decrease our sense of
isolation. They deepen and widen and expand our sense of life: they feed
the soul. When writers make us shake our heads with the exactness of
their prose and their truths, and even make us laugh about ourselves or
life, our buoyancy is restored. We are given a shot at dancing with, or
at least clapping along with, the absurdity of life, instead of being
squashed by it over and over again. It’s like singing on a boat during a
terrible storm at sea. You can’t stop the raging storm, but singing can
change the hearts and spirits of the people who are together on that
ship.”
| — | Anne Lamott in one of 9 essential books on reading and writing, for a New Year’s resolution to read more and write better (via curiositycounts) |
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