On Words

The written word must be sourced from
an unconscious wellspring, for the
self-doubt of waking life is preventative of
even the most primitive forms of creative
expression. The written word lives upon the death of
the author, or at least upon his being beyond all
recognition.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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