BbB (pg 97-102)
Why does every chapter of this book open my eyes a little wider? This is it. Isn’t it? This is what it’s all about. This is why. I mean, do I even have to say anything? Listen to Anne Lamott!
Think of those times when you’ve read prose or poetry that is presented in such a way that you have a fleeting sense of being startled by beauty or insight, by a glimpse into someone’s soul. All of a sudden everything seems to fit together or at least to have some meaning for a moment. This is our goal as writers, I think; to help others have this sense of—please forgive me—wonder, of seeing things anew, things that can catch us off guard, that break in on our small, bordered worlds. (99-100)
This is, so far, my favorite passage in this book. I think this woman is amazing.
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