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The Writer’s Technique in Thirteen Theses: Walter Benjamin’s Timeless Advice on Writing
The Writer’s Technique in Thirteen Theses: Walter Benjamin’s Timeless Advice on Writing

“The more circumspectly you delay writing down an idea, the more maturely developed it will be on surrendering itself.”

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A Theater for Living: Anatomy of European Street Life in 1900
A Theater for Living: Anatomy of European Street Life in 1900

“… unrefined, menacing to some, and occasionally violent, but full of the raw energy of day-to-day human existence.”

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Eggs of Things: Anne Sexton and Maxine Cumin’s Science-Inspired 1963 Children’s Book
Eggs of Things: Anne Sexton and Maxine Cumin’s Science-Inspired 1963 Children’s Book

“These are all eggs of things. They will be our secret.”

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Anne Sexton’s Report Card
Anne Sexton’s Report Card

“She had little patience for studying; a precocious, headstrong adolescent, she passed the time in math class by writing flirtatious notes to boys.”

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