The writer, like a swimmer caught by an undertow, is borne...

The writer, like a swimmer caught by an undertow, is borne in an unexpected direction. He is carried to a subject which has awaited him--a subject sometimes no part of his conscious plan. Reality, the reality of sensation, has accumulated where it was least sought. To write is to be captured--captured by some experience to which one may have given hardly a thought.

Elizabeth Bowen Quote About Writing, Reality, May: The Writer Like A Swimmer...

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