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This is our goal as writers, I think; to help others have this sense of--please forgive me--wonder, of seeing things anew, things that can catch us off guard, that break in on our small, bordered worlds.

Anne Lamott
Writing, Helping Others, Thinking
Anne Lamott (2007). “Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life”, p.100, Anchor
This is our goal as writers, I think; to help others have this sense of--please forgive me--wonder, of seeing things anew, things that can catch us off guard, that break in on our small, bordered worlds.