I Cannot - The Paris Review

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this hurdle I have to jump over each time I write: How can I say this more crisply? When I write (which is really just to say: when I think) it all boils down to one simple, but utterly excruciating question: What am I really trying to say here?

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In This Essay I Will: On Distraction - The Paris Review

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I think a lot about the limitations of language and how we interpret the language we use every day to talk about the senses.

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The Sense of Style: The Thinking Person's Guide to Writing in the 21st Century

Steven Pinker

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