Every word first looks around in every direction before letting itself be written down by me.

About This Quote

This quote teaches us to take our time before committing to something. The writer’s caution is that we must first look around in every direction to see what is there, before we can commit ourselves to what we see. It is important that we think things over before making any decisions about anything at all.

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