“As I’ve gotten older, though, I’ve gradually come to the realisation that this kind of pain and hurt is a necessary part of life. If you think about it, it’s precisely because people are different from others that they’re able to create their own independent selves. Take me as an example. It’s precisely my ability [...]
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finding your muse: falling in love with fellow writer
In an interesting book review by William Logan for New York Times, he has this intriguing bit to say:
“A poet should never fall in love with another poet — love is already too much like gambling on oil futures. Two poets in love must succumb to the same folie à deux as the actor and [...]