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Sarah McLachlan

It's a very romantic sentiment, but to think that you would die if you didn't write, well, I would definitely choose to not write and live.

Sarah McLachlan

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Sarah McLachlan is saying that while it sounds deeply emotional to believe writing is essential to one's survival, she personally values life more than the act of writing itself. She would rather stay alive without writing than feel forced to write under the belief that not doing so would be fatal.

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