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It was not a choice of writing or not writing. it was a choice of loving my life or not loving my life. to keep writing was always a first priority.... i worked probably 25 years by myself.... just writing and working, not trying to publish much. not giving readings. a longer time than people really are willing to commit before they want to go public.
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It Was Not A Choice Of Writing

Mary Oliver
It was not a choice of writing or not writing. it was a choice of loving my life or not loving my life. to keep writing was always a first priority.... i worked probably 25 years by myself.... just writing and working, not trying to publish much. not giving readings. a longer time than people really are willing to commit before they want to go public.
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