Janice Harayda
Nov 10, 2022

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Right. Think of how many people believe that Shakespeare said "to the manor born" instead of "to the manner born."

I suspect the Didion quote is so popular precisely because most people don't understand it and therefore can read into it whatever they want. It's understandable, but slightly frustrating when Didion wrote so many things that are worthier of quoting.

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Janice Harayda
Janice Harayda

Written by Janice Harayda

Critic, novelist, award-winning journalist. Former book editor of the Plain Dealer and book columnist for Glamour. Words in NYT, WSJ, and other major media.

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