Henry was telling his friend Edith Wharton to write what she knew, to attend to and describe what she most directly encountered. Great advice, which I've also heard from another Henry and from the late great Buddhist sage Thich Nhat Hanh.
Unlike his brother the radical empiricist, Master of prolix fiction probably wouldn't concede that sometimes, oftentimes, words are superfluous. It's odd how often we must remind ourselves: just breathe, just behold.
What a sky, just before dawn. So glad I’ve not lost my “subscription ticket to morning time in this world.” And glad for the reminder from HDT and TNH to be here for it. pic.twitter.com/psQS2OfRP7
— Phil Oliver (@OSOPHER) January 24, 2022
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