I finally understood that I didn’t lack pen and paper but my ownmemorizing mind. It had been given away with a hundred poems, calledrote learning, old-fashioned, backward, an enemy of creative thinking, a great human gift disowned.

Grace Paley
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When you learn something new or learn a new word, the first thing you do is write it down. I used to think that was something I lacked as a writer. But as I got older and learned to read, I realized what a great tool my mind is. I’d been missing out on one of the greatest gifts God gave us – the ability to record what we think and learn, so that we can use our minds to grow and learn more.

Source: Just As I Thought

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