Do not allow the present moment to control your writing; rather, write to control the seemingly uncontrollable reality.
Azar Nafisi
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- The PEN Ten interview with Viviane Eng, April 7, 2022; Complete closing sentence in answer9 encouraging writers amid political crisis. Full answer and surrounding indexed sections read. Nafisi’s own words, not the Havel quotation in answer10. 18 words.
- The PEN Ten interview with Viviane Eng, April 7, 2022
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