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Naomi K
Sep 06, 2017
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In earlier posts I've written somewhat about the heart of longing, and I believe I might even have said that there's no point in writing anything unless you begin with the heart of longing. This is the sort of thing that people often say: "There's no point in writing unless you are (pure of heart / care only about the work / find that you can't do anyth…

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