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I think writing really helps you heal yourself. I think if you write long enough, you will be a healthy person. That is, if you write what you need to write, as opposed to what will make money, or what will make fame.

Writing is just something I've always done. It's just kind of the reality of who I am.

Writing does change you, and of course it feels good to do things, so you could say writing is de facto therapeutic. But really, one writes to write.

Writing makes you feel better, to get it all out.

Writing is incredibly important to me as a way of handling the world, understanding how it works.

Writing is making sense of life. You work your whole life and perhaps you've made sense of one small area.

Writing is like a contact sport, like football. You can get hurt, but you enjoy it.

Writing is very cathartic for me. As a teacher, I hear many students say that writing can be painful and exhausting. It can be, but ultimately I believe that if you push through, the process is healing and exhilarating.

Writing makes you more human.