I believe that one reason I began writing essays - a form without a form, until you make it - was this: you didn't have to borrow from an emotionally and visually upsetting past, as one did in fiction, apparently, to write your story.
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"I believe that one reason I began writing essays - a form without a form, until you make it - was this: you didn't have to borrow from an emotionally and visually upsetting past, as one did in fiction, apparently, to write your story." — Hilton Als
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I believe that one reason I began writing essays - a form without a form, until you make it - was this: you didn't have to borrow from an emotionally and visually upsetting past, as one did in fiction, apparently, to write your story. — Hilton Als
About Hilton Als
Hilton Als was a Writer from United States (1961–present).
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This quote is attributed to Hilton Als, a Writer from United States.
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Hilton Als lived from 1961 – present.