Most of the writers I know are weird hybrids. There’s a strong streak of egomania coupled with extreme shyness. Writing’s kind of like exhibitionism in private. And there’s also a strange loneliness, and a desire to have some kind of conversation with people, but not a real great ability to do it in person.” David Foster Wallace, 1996
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via @basseyworld
There’s a lot of truth in this. Sometimes, though, you have to unchain yourself from your own mind, get involved with real people and do real things. Not that writing isn’t a real thing. You just don’t want to end up talking to yourself, only able to hear your own thoughts.
