I think about this Annie Dillard quote all. the. time. (And I think it applies way beyond writing.) pic.twitter.com/uFtUJN9KDm

— naomi gordon-loebl (@naomigloebl) May 18, 2022

Also one of my favorite Dillard quotes. Hoarding ideas and the good bits means they are lost, not that you’ve saved them for later. Put it all out there and more arise from below to take their place; you’re not helping the world or yourself by being parsimonious. Dillard is one of the very few writers whose works I read and think, I wish I could write like she does.