“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”
— Joan Didion
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Grammar is a piano I play by
“Grammar is a piano I play by ear. All I know about grammar is its power.”
— Joan Didion
Author: Joan Didion
Category: power
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To free us from the expectations of
“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”
— Joan Didion
Author: Joan Didion
Category: great
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Writing fiction is for me a fraught
“Writing fiction is for me a fraught business, an occasion of daily dread for at least the first half of the novel, and sometimes all the way through. The work process is totally different from writing nonfiction. You have to sit down every day and make it up.”
— Joan Didion
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Category: business
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To free us from the expectations of
“To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves – there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.”
— Joan Didion
Author: Joan Didion
Category: power
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Was it only by dreaming or writing
“Was it only by dreaming or writing that I could find out what I thought?”
— Joan Didion
Author: Joan Didion
Category: dreams
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