Two things can make life meaningful: books and love. ...I already have books. Now I am setting off in search of love.
The reason writers are such fragile beings, Marcus, is that they suffer from two sorts of emotional pain, which is twice as much as a normal human being: the heartache of love and the heartache of books. Writing a book is like loving someone. It can be very painful.
Writing a book is like loving someone. It can be very painful.
