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

I don't like writing - it's so difficult to say what you mean. It's much easier to edit other people's writing and help them say what they mean.

Why do writers write? Because it isn't there.

I guess writing is a kind of therapy in the sense that there are things you need to say and you say them, and better out than in.

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

Writing requires an intense inner focus, and sometimes you need to express outward, physically or socially.

Writing is an exploration. You start from nothing and learn as you go.

Writing is hard work: it is like doing homework for the rest of your life. You are always chipping away at it.

Writing is taking a risk, and it is actually fighting invisible and invincible enemies. They are over-confidence, stupidity, expectation and narcissism.

Writing is like playing golf - you have to keep working at your swing.