Edna O’Brien, adding to our running archive of writers on writing. (via explore-blog)

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No.

This is the biggest crock of nonsense that I’ve ever seen cooked up. When are we going to give up this whole, bruised, battered tortured artist bullshit?

You can be happy and be a writer.

You can have good parents and come from a great family and still be a painter.

You can be in a healthy relationship and still be a musician.

Good God, people. Why do we glamorize hurt? And look at this quote, it lacks substance, it means nothing.


People that hurt, would love to not hurt. People that are lonely, would love to feel loved.

So when they are loved, do they lose their writing ability? When they feel well, do they lose their artistic talent? That’s silly.

Hey kids, it’s okay to be happy.

So fuck this..

YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE LONELY TO BE A WRITER.