"Is it neccessary to suffer in order to be a writer?” aspiring writers are in the habit of asking...."

““Is it neccessary to suffer in order to be a writer?” aspiring writers are in the habit of asking. “Don’t worry about the suffering,” I have tended to say. “The suffering will occur whether you like it or not.””

- Margaret Atwood, Negotiating with the Dead (via cartographe)