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When I don’t feel hurt, I hope they bury me.

Bernard Malamud

Teach yourself to work in uncertainty.
BERNARD MALAMUD

Teaching Uncertainty Writing
Of course it would cost something, but he was an expert in cutting corners; and when there were no more corners left he would make circles rounder.
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Circles Cutting Experts
The first draft of a book is the most uncertain-where you need guts, the ability to accept the imperfect until it is better.
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Accept Book Imperfect Uncertain Until
It was all those biographies in me yelling, ‘We want out. We want to tell you what we’ve done to you.’
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Biography Done Want Yelling
I work with language. I love the flowers of afterthought.
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Afterthought Flower Language
The past exudes legend: one can’t make pure clay of time’s mud.
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Clay Experience Past
Those who write about life, reflect about life. you see in others who you are.
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Who You Are Writing
There comes a time in a man’s life when to get where he has to go – if there are no doors or windows he walks through a wall.
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Men Tattoo Walk Wall Window
Space plus whatever you feel equals more whatever you feel, marvelous for happiness, God save you otherwise.
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Happiness Plus Space
Completed, most lives were alike in stages of living-joys, celebrations, crises, illusions, losses, sorrows.
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Illusion Joy Life Loss
As long as a man stays alive he can’t tell what chances will pop up next. But a dead man signs no checks.
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Long Men Perseverance
I fix what’s broken – except in the heart.
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Broken Expect Heart
The whole history of baseball has the quality of mythology.
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Baseball Mythology Quality
First drafts are for learning what your story is about.
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Draft Firsts Learn Stories
Tomorrow the world is not the same as today, though God listens with the same ear.
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Change Ears World
Life is a tragedy full of joy.
BERNARD MALAMUD

Follow Joy Life Your Heart

When I don’t feel hurt, I hope they bury me.

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