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I believe there is something that can be passed between writers, between generations—that changes in time but not in essentials.
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The speaker believes writing can carry something from one writer or generation to another. Its form may change as time passes, but its essential meaning remains recognizable. The quote presents this continuity as a shared thread between people separated by time.
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- University of Michigan Hopwood Lectures
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