Many people think that writers are wise men who can impart to them the truth or some profound philosophy of life. It is not so. A writer is a skilled craftsman who discovers things along with the reader, and what you do with a good writer is you share the search; you are not being imparted wisdom, or if you are being imparted wisdom, it's a wisdom that came to him just as it came to you reading it.
Shelby Foote in Conversations with Shelby Foote (1989) by William C. Carter
Shelby Foote in Conversations with Shelby Foote (1989) by William C. Carter
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