It is no worse, because I write of it. It would be no better, if I stopped my most unwilling hand. Nothing can undo it; nothing can make it otherwise than as it was.

Summary

This quote suggests that the act of writing about something does not exacerbate or improve the situation at hand. Whether or not the person writes about it does not change the circumstances or make them any different than they were. The quote implies that writing about a certain subject is merely an acknowledgment of its existence, rather than having any real power to alter or manipulate it.

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