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A story is told as much by silence as by speech.

A story is told as much by silence as by speech.

Susan Griffin
Inspirational, Writing, Silence
Susan Griffin (2015). “A Chorus of Stones: The Private Life of War”, p.118, Open Road Media

Each time I write, each time the authentic words break through, I am changed. The older order that I was collapses and dies. I lose control. I do not know exactly what words will appear on the page. I follow language. I follow the sound of the words, and I am surprised and transformed by what I record.

Susan Griffin
Writing, Break Through, Order
Susan Griffin (1983). “Made from this earth: an anthology of writings”, HarperCollins Publishers

I love that moment in writing when language falls short. There is something more there. A larger body. Even by the failure of words I begin to detect its dimensions. As I work the prose, shift the verbs, look for new adjectives, a different rhythm, syntax, something new begins to come to the surface.

Susan Griffin
Fall, Writing, Different
Susan Griffin (1996). “The Eros of Everyday Life: Essays on Ecology, Gender and Society”, Anchor

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