I try to hurt myself, to sprain something, writing every novel and story, because I'm stretching for something new and difficult that I haven't done before.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
I like to take up something that is challenging. I like to stretch myself.
The will to challenge myself is strong, but I think that's growing, the desire to stretch myself and make it hard.
At that time, I had recently finished a book called Amazing Grace, which many people tell me is a very painful book to read. Well, if it was painful to read, it was also painful to write. I had pains in my chest for two years while I was writing that book.
I used to hurt myself by training all the time.
I love to read. I love to stretch. In the morning, I get up, and if I'm not in a hurry, I will lie on the floor on a rug, look through some books and magazines, and maybe listen to music and try to do stretching exercises to tune up.
I like to stretch myself and push the envelope, so anything that's new or different or not of my daily routine, I am so for.
What I try to do is never to hurt anybody else and figure if I don't, then I'm not likely to get hurt myself.
My focus is to forget the pain of life. Forget the pain, mock the pain, reduce it. And laugh.
I found strength in what hurt me. And in my family - that's my strength as well. I'm truly grateful to be hurt as many times as I have, because I'm happy!
I always end up hurting myself doing something mundane. If I have to do some complicated stunt, I'm fine.