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katrinky's review against another edition
3.0
"i was so in love with the idea of being a writer that i could scarcely write...i wore myself out in preparation. It was impossible for me to sit down quietly and just turn on the flow; I was dancing inside. I wanted to describe the world i knew and be in it at the same time. It never occurred to me that with just two or three hours of steady work a day i could write the thickest book imaginable. It was my brief that if a [person] day down to write [they] should remain glued to [their] seat for eight or ten hours at a stretch..."
"sometimes one makes the mistake or commits the sin, shall i say, of trying to fix the moment, trying to pin it down in words... I never dreamed that it was an end in itself, that to experience a moment of pure bliss, of pure awareness, was the end-all be-all... 'Experience! More experience!' I clamored..."
"sometimes one makes the mistake or commits the sin, shall i say, of trying to fix the moment, trying to pin it down in words... I never dreamed that it was an end in itself, that to experience a moment of pure bliss, of pure awareness, was the end-all be-all... 'Experience! More experience!' I clamored..."
epandya's review against another edition
challenging
funny
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
ezraindited's review against another edition
challenging
inspiring
reflective
slow-paced
4.5
i would recommend this to any and all who dare to write a word of truth. you must not agree, but you just contend. i am changed.
devind9bde's review
4.0
A collection of excerpts from Henry Miller’s various books about the topic of writing. Good food for thought if you are so inclined to put pen to paper.
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