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I can write anywhere really. i have a hard time writing when the birds are tweeting and the brooks are running outside. i've tried that several times, for months at a time, trying to write in a quiet, wonderful place where birds are twittering and coffee's brewing. and nothing happens. but if i'm in an old dump like my old apartment and i can't find my fingernail clippers and nothing's working except the old tea maker, that's just great. you always have to find and live in a place that's a little uncomfortable when you're a writer. you need a burr in your side.
-James McBride
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James McBride
I can write anywhere really. i have a hard time writing when the birds are tweeting and the brooks are running outside. i've tried that several times, for months at a time, trying to write in a quiet, wonderful place where birds are twittering and coffee's brewing. and nothing happens. but if i'm in an old dump like my old apartment and i can't find my fingernail clippers and nothing's working except the old tea maker, that's just great. you always have to find and live in a place that's a little uncomfortable when you're a writer. you need a burr in your side.
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