The writer is always tricking the reader into listening to the dream. – Joan Didion
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Very similar to John Gardner’s remark in “The Art of Fiction,” where he likens great writing to “a vivid and continuous dream.”
That’s true, Joe. I hadn’t remembered that connection. Thanks.