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Clifford Geertz quotes about writing

American Scientist August 23, 1926 – October 30, 2006

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Clifford Geertz quote: "I don't have the notion that everybody has to write in some..."
I don't have the notion that everybody has to write in some single academic style. Clifford Geertz
I'm writing a review of three books on feminism and science, and it's about social constructionism. So I would say I'm a social constructionist, whatever that means. Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz quote: "I think of myself as a writer who happens to be doing his..."
I think of myself as a writer who happens to be doing his writing as an anthropologist. Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz quote: "I don't write drafts. I write from the beginning to the end,..."
I don't write drafts. I write from the beginning to the end, and when it's finished, it's done. Clifford Geertz
I've often been accused of making anthropology into literature, but anthropology is also field research. Writing is central to it. Clifford Geertz
Clifford Geertz quote: "If I remember correctly, a writer is someone who wants to..."
If I remember correctly, a writer is someone who wants to convey information. Language or writing is a code. Clifford Geertz

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