I’ve always found that the better the book I’m reading, the smarter I feel, or, at least, the more able I am to imagine that I might, someday, become smarter.

Francine Prose

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I'm in a rage all of the time. by Francine Prose

I'm in a rage all of the time.

rage time

I think of myself as someone with a kind of Tourette's. I cannot help saying the thing you're not supposed to say.

saying myself think you

For any writer, the ability to look at a sentence and see what's superfluous, what can be altered, revised, expanded, and, especially, cut, is essential. It's satisfying to see that sentence shrink, snap into place, and ultimately emerge in a more polished form: clear, economical, sharp.

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