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An air altogether of occupying a time not his own – might he be more at ease in an Edwardian dining room, say, or on a pitching clipper’s deck? Very likely.
Sarah Perry • Enlightenment
human tastemakers,
Kyle Chayka • Filterworld
Collected Essays of Craig Mod
craigmod.com
Situation Normal | Michael Estrin | Substack
michaelestrin.substack.com
Young writers generally need a long while to assess their own variety, to learn what kinds of writers they most suitably and effectively are,
John McPhee • Draft No. 4
“A little learning is a dangerous thing; / Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring.”)
Paul Kalanithi • When Breath Becomes Air
No one wants to be told what they already know. What is needed is not just a novel that addresses not just contemporary conditions but the effect those conditions have on our own self-image, the ways in which we justify our own actions while all the while a great, unstoppable force carries us forward. It takes a brave, resourceful writer to do this
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