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The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, January 12, 2022

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Myself, I’m a very realistic person. […]But when I write, I write weird.” –novelist Haruki Murakami, born on this day in Kyoto, Japan,1949.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, January 11, 2022

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“The art of being wise is the art of knowing what to overlook” — psychologist and philosopher William James, born on this day 1842.

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, January 10, 2022

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It’s the birthday of Stephen Ambrose, who said of why he chose to become a historian “[It] occurred to me that I could add to the sum of the world’s knowledge.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Sunday, January 9, 2022

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“The writer of originality, unless dead, is always shocking, scandalous; novelty disturbs and repels.” –Simone de Beauvoir, born this day in Paris, 1980.

The Writer’s Almanac for Saturday, January 8, 2022

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My goal is simple. It is a complete understanding of the universe, why it is as it is and why it exists at all.” – Stephen Hawking, born on this day, 1942.

The Writer’s Almanac for Friday, January 7, 2022

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Africain American filmmaker, author, and anthropologist Zora Neale Hurston was born in Alabama on this day in 1891. Author of “Their Eyes Were Watching God.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Thursday, January 6, 2022

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“I write pieces, and move them around. And the fun of it is watching the truthful parts slide together. What is false won’t fit.” –Elizabeth Strout, novelist, born on this day in 1956.

The Writer’s Almanac for Wednesday, January 5, 2022

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Today is the birthday of literary and social activist Ngugi wa Thiong’o, born in Kenya, 1938. He writes in his native Kikuyu language to celebrate his heritage and protest Kenya’s use of English as the official language.

The Writer’s Almanac for Tuesday, January 4, 2022

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Historian Doris Kearns Goodwin celebrates her 79th birthday today. About her work she has said, “As a historian, what I trust is my ability to take a mass of information and tell a story shaped around it.”

The Writer’s Almanac for Monday, January 3, 2022

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“A whale ship was my Yale College and my Harvard.” said Herman Melville, author of “Moby Dick,” who went to sea on the whaler Acushnet on this day, 1841.

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