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What We All Write About All the Time – Willa Cather QUOTES FOR WRITERS

Isn’t it queer: there are only two or three human stories, and they go on repeating themselves as fiercely as if they had never happened before; like the larks in this country, that have been singing the same five notes over for thousands of years.

Willa Cather
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(And I know it’s not a lark – it’s a Carolina Wren apparently, but it is singing it’s heart out)

4 comments on “What We All Write About All the Time – Willa Cather QUOTES FOR WRITERS”

  1. Sarah Waldock
    July 16, 2023
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    isn’t it said that there are 7 original plots? but the infinite diversity and infinite combination come from the mix of personalities in them…

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  2. Sarah Waldock
    July 16, 2023
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    … because, if nothing else, they approach it with different priorities in mind, even if given the plot.

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