"Why did I write? Because I found life unsatisfactory.

When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm writing.
~ Tennessee Williams ~












When I stop working the rest of the day is posthumous. I'm only really alive when I'm writing.
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