“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
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