31 July 2021 by Helen Blunden Leave a Comment

On Reading & Writing

"Tell her to read whatever interests her & protect her if someone declares what she's reading to be trash. No one can fathom what happens between a human being & written language."
From Barry Lopez's unforgettable advice to a father whose 15-yr-old daughter wants to be a writer. pic.twitter.com/uNj2kbCCuU
— Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) November 19, 2017

I had to save this excerpt from Barry Lopez, About This Life which was shared by Robert McFarlane on Twitter recently.

Just read it, it’s beautiful.

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