On Writing
“Writing is a process of not-knowing, a forcing of what and how. The not-knowing is crucial to art, is what permits art to be made. Without…
“Writing is a process of not-knowing, a forcing of what and how. The not-knowing is crucial to art, is what permits art to be made. Without the scanning process engendered by not-knowing, without the possibility of having the mind move in unanticipated directions, there would be no invention.”
— Donald Barthelme from “Not Knowing: the Essays and Interviews of Donald Barthelme”
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