Trying to write is very much like trying to put a Chinese puzzle toget…

Helen Keller
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Trying to write is very much like trying to put a Chinese puzzle together. We have a pattern in mind which we wish to work out in words; but the words will not fit the spaces, or, if they do, they will not match the design. ✨ Helen Keller (2016). The Story of My Life, p.46, Om Books International
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Trying to write is very much like trying to put a Chinese puzzle together. We have a pattern in mind which we wish to work out in words; but the words will not fit the spaces, or, if they do, they will not match the design. ✨ Helen Keller (2016). The Story of My Life, p.46, Om Books International

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