I don’t think one parent can raise a child. I don’t think two parents can raise a child. You really need the whole village.
At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.
Books ARE a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.
How exquisitely human was the wish for permanent happiness, and how thin human imagination became trying to achieve it.
I can’t explain inspiration. A writer is either compelled to write or not. And if I waited for inspiration I wouldn’t really be a writer.
