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Writing is a way of drifting within my own mind: almost a solitary process, so to speak.

If you wish to be a writer, write.

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

The need to write comes from the need to make sense of one's life and discover one's usefulness.

I think writing is an extension of a childhood habit - the habit of entertaining oneself by taking interesting bits of reality and building upon them.

Writing is a way of getting at the things most people would prefer to escape. Writing takes me to the center of life. That's my invitation to my readers as well.

Writing is something that I've always loved. That stems from my love of being a reader.

The act of writing is a kind of catharsis, a liberation, but I never really concerned myself with that. I write because it interests me.

Perhaps it would be better not to be a writer, but if you must, then write.

Writing only leads to more writing.