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I need an hour alone before dinner, with a drink, to go over what I've done that day. I can't do it late in the afternoon because I'm too close to it. Also, the drink helps. It removes me from the pages.

Joan Didion
Needs, Done, Afternoon
"Joan Didion, The Art of Fiction No. 71". Interview with Linda Kuehl, www.theparisreview.org. 1978.
I need an hour alone before dinner, with a drink, to go over what I've done that day. I can't do it late in the afternoon because I'm too close to it. Also, the drink helps. It removes me from the pages.