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Mary Oliver

It's very important to write things down instantly, or you can lose the way you were thinking out a line. I have a rule that if I wake up at 3 in the morning and think of something, I write it down. I can't wait until morning - it'll be gone.

Mary Oliver

Morning

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Mary Oliver emphasizes the need to capture thoughts immediately because they can quickly disappear if not recorded right away. She shares her personal habit of writing down ideas that come to her in the middle of the night to prevent losing them by morning.

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