When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

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Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

Writing eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

Writing eases my suffering... writing is my way of reaffirming my own existence.

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always...

As a male writer, women are always what men pursue, and their world is always...

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

Observing humans and observing oneself yields a clear-minded starting point for literature.

For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family....

For me, writing [was] a question of survival...I could not trust anyone, even my family....

In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published...

In the history of literature there are many great enduring works which were not published...

When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way...

When you use words, you're able to keep your mind alive. Writing is my way...