If most writers are honest with themselves, this is the difference they want to make: before, they were not noticed; now they are.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Some writers confuse authenticity, which they ought always to aim at, with originality, which they should never bother about.
I think most writers feel like they're on the outside looking in much of the time. All of us feel, to a certain extent, alienated from the stuff going on around us.
Most writers flinch at the thought of being completely honest about themselves. So absolute honesty is what marks the true modern.
I read somewhere that writers, as they get older, become more and more perfectionist. Which may be because they think more highly of themselves and they worry about their reputations. I think there's some truth to that.
The fact is that all writers create their precursors. Their work modifies our conception of the past, just as it is bound to modify the future.
I think writers tend to be experience junkies, and I think they also tend to want to be on the outside looking in.
Writers may be disreputable, incorrigible, early to decay or late to bloom but they dare to go it alone.
Today, writers want to impress other writers.
I think all writers write from the time they're really young, and you just start asking the question, 'What if?'
Writers don't have to keep themselves honest. They have to keep themselves accurate.