Flannery OConnor...I have to write to discover what I am doing. Like the old lady, I don't know so well what I think until I see what I say; then I have to say it again.
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The idea of having to write to discover what you are doing reminds me of the quote said by William Faulkner, “...I have to write to discover what I am doing. Like the old lady, I don't know so well what I think until I see what I say; then I have to say it again.” The idea in this quote is that when we think about our feelings, ideas, or plans in writing, we can find out more about ourselves in writing than we might when we think in words alone.
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