The only option for a creative person was constant motion-a lifetime of busy whirligigging in a generally forward direction, until you couldn't do it any longer. (Meg Wolitzer)

The only option for a creative person was constant motion-a lifetime of busy whirligigging in a generally forward direction, until you couldn't do it any longer.

Meg Wolitzer

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