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Why does the writer write? The writer writes to serve — hopelessly he writes in the hope that he might serve — not himself and not others, but that great cold elemental grace which knows us.

Joy Williams

Why does the writer write? The writer writes to serve — hopelessly he writes in the hope that he might serve — not himself and not others, but that great cold elemental grace which knows us.

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About Joy Williams

Joy Williams may refer to:

Joy Williams (Australian writer) (1942–2006), Australian poet
Joy Williams (American writer) (born 1944), American fiction writer
Joy Williams (singer) (born 1982), American musician
Joy Williams (album), the singer's 2001 debut album
Joy Ann Williams, American immunologist