For a man who no longer has a homeland, writing becomes a place to live.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
A man who writes for a living does not have to go anywhere in particular, and he could rarely afford to if he wanted.
A man's homeland is wherever he prospers.
Writing is a solitary occupation.
In this day and age, you can write anywhere in the world. You can really live anywhere and have the same career.
In a certain sense, a writer is an exile, an outsider, always reporting on things, and it is part of his life to keep on the move. Travel is natural.
There is a type of writer that can happily bury themselves in the country and dig very deep, but I'm not like that.
The fact that I am a writer comes from the experience of being cut away from my roots and living in Venezuela, where I couldn't find a place for myself, for years and years.
A writer without his country is nothing.
Writers are two-home men - they want a place outside and a place within.
Writing is a solitary occupation. Family, friends, and society are the natural enemies of the writer. He must be alone, uninterrupted, and slightly savage if he is to sustain and complete an undertaking.
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