If a writer is so cautious that he never writes anything that cannot b…

Thomas Merton
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If a writer is so cautious that he never writes anything that cannot be criticized, he will never be able to write anything that can be read. If you want to help other people you have got to make up your mind to write things that some men will condemn. ✨ Thomas Merton, Robert Inchausti (2007). Echoing Silence: Thomas Merton on the Vocation of Writing, p.198, Shambhala Publications
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