If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing, driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing, because you have that space.

Joyce Carol Oates
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If you are a writer, you can hide behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing, driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing, because you have that space. This quote by J.K. Rowling is a great example of how a person who is a writer can never truly escape the writing process. No matter what they are doing, whether it's driving a car or walking or doing housework they can still be writing, because they have that space.

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