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Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in that mirror which waits always before or behind.
Catherine Drinker Bowen
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Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in that mirror which waits always before or behind. — Catherine Drinker Bowen

About Catherine Drinker Bowen

Catherine Drinker Bowen was a Writer from United States (1897–1973).

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Who said "Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living…"?
This quote is attributed to Catherine Drinker Bowen, a Writer from United States.
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Catherine Drinker Bowen lived from 1897 – 1973.
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