The writer's job is to turn the unspeakable into words - not just any words, but, if you can, into rhythm and blues. - Anne Lamott

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The writer's job is to turn the unspeakable into words - not just any words, but, if you can, into rhythm and blues.

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Anne Lamott (born 10 April 1954) is an American novelist and non-fiction writer.

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The problem is acceptance, which is something we're taught not to do. We're taught to improve uncomfortable situations, to change things, alleviate unpleasant feelings. But if you accept the reality that you have been given- that you are not in a productive creative period- you free yourself to begin filling up again.

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