A writer is not a prophet, is not a philosopher; he's just someone who is witness to what is around him. And so writing is a way to... it's the best way to testify, to be a witness.
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A writer's work is to witness things.
The writer isn't made in a vacuum. Writers are witnesses. The reason we need writers is because we need witnesses to this terrifying century.
To be a writer does not mean to preach a truth, it means to discover a truth.
Writing reminds you of how much there is in your life that stands outside your explanations. In that way, it's almost a journey into faith and doubt at once.
A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
There are two kinds of writers; the great ones who can give you truths, and the lessor ones, who can only give you themselves.
Writing is a spiritual practice in that people that have no spiritual path can undertake it and, as they write, they begin to wake up to a larger connection. After a while, people tend to find that there is some muse that they are connecting to.
I've always seen writing as a way of telling the truth. For me, writing is about truth. I have always tried to be faithful to my own experience.
As a writer, you need a strong sense of self-belief. And when it comes to writing, I've always had that.
The whole point of writing is to have something in your gut or in your soul or in your mind that's burning to be written.
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