I wrote about myself so I wouldn't become paralyzed by rumination—so I could stop thinking about what had happened and be done with it.More than that, I wrote so I could say I was truly paying attention. Experience in itself wasn't enough. The diary was my defense against waking up at the end of my life and realizing I'd missed it.
-Sarah Manguso
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